View Full Version : Princess Anne in helicopter scare
Not quite to the usual near death journalistic rubbish , but it involves a school!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/7033701.stm
Lightning_Boy
8th Oct 2007, 17:40
I had a TRU trip this morning on start up, managed to raise my arm and reset it. Happened in an airport located within 30nm of a school.
Hope it makes the BBC news......PM for autographs!!!!!:ugh:
Hilico
9th Oct 2007, 07:18
The London Metro conveyed the full drama with an eye-witness report. A schoolgirl watching the departure was quoted as saying 'there was a puff of smoke and everyone got out'.
Barndweller
9th Oct 2007, 08:36
Knowing the Princess Royals reputation for being "Formidable" perhaps it would be more appropriate to read "helicopter in Princess Ann scare"!
ericferret
9th Oct 2007, 10:02
Could be it was a magic helicopter.
A puff of smoke and 30 people got out!!!!!!!
AlphaWhiskyRomeo
9th Oct 2007, 14:29
Who operates the machine? I know it is registered to the "Royal Travel" or similar, but is it crewed, operated and maintained by another S-76 operator - or purely done in house?
NorthSeaTiger
9th Oct 2007, 14:47
Is it not crewed and maintained by a special RAF regiment ?
scooter boy
9th Oct 2007, 16:18
So let me get this right, HRH Anne looks at a helicopter and scares the crap out of it?
Sounds very plausible.
SB
VeeAny
9th Oct 2007, 17:10
Just to show what appears to be the usual over embelished reporting we as helicopter pilots fall foul of
The Headline: Princess Anne's quick getaway as helicopter catches fire
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=486480&in_page_id=1770
GS
ShyTorque
9th Oct 2007, 17:32
No, it's certainly NOT operated by the RAF Regiment! :p
http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page5025.asp
Colonal Mustard
12th Oct 2007, 19:19
What a load of utter Cr**, i cannot believe the Journos get away with it
"Princess Anne: Had to escape from a burning helicopter",
Bring back hanging i say:mad:
Head Turner
14th Oct 2007, 16:32
Hey yuo gals and guys, why are you so hard on jurno's. You all know they take the job because it requires little of the grey matter. Had they a modicum of a brain thay would choose another profession. IMHO being a jurno is the only choice when all else fails.