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BubbaMc
10th Jun 2009, 06:24
Here's hoping that everyone walked away!

Helicopter crashes into carpark at Gold Coast Dreamworld | PerthNow (http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,25615743-948,00.html)

Mick.B
10th Jun 2009, 06:52
What do they fly there ?

BubbaMc
10th Jun 2009, 06:57
:ok: Great to hear everyone is ok.

UnderneathTheRadar
10th Jun 2009, 07:58
From the Age website:

"My understanding is that the pilot has steered the helicopter away from cars and people to land in an empty part of the car park," Ms Winkel said.

Gold! Surely he ALWAYS steers away from cars and people when landing!

I know we rant about the quality of media reporting but you can't deny it does have entertainment value - my favorite is the archer south of Melbourne where the pilot saved the day by detaching the wings prior to impact.

tasdevil.f27
10th Jun 2009, 08:07
A very lucky escape for all on board.

VH-XXX
10th Jun 2009, 08:52
UTR, as amusing as that may sound to you, if it was under auto-rotation, then a job well done, particularly with a failure so close to the landing area. You don't get much time like in fixed wing when the noise stops.

Mick.B
10th Jun 2009, 08:56
Crash picture I saw, had the chopper on its side with no tail boom. Must have hit real hard.

VH-XXX
10th Jun 2009, 09:26
From the preceeding news . com . au article.

http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,6666552,00.jpg

Mick.B
10th Jun 2009, 10:38
Another slide show here.

Goldcoast.com.au - Dreamworld chopper crash (http://tools.goldcoast.com.au//photo-gallery/photo_gallery_popup.php?category_id=6015&offset=0)