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Old 13th Mar 2018, 10:12
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Bell_ringer
 
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The video shows ground crew attaching the harnesses to the aircraft. The chances of someone that has never worn one before, or had practice removing the harness in a hurry, being able to do so, let alone when inverted and underwater is next to zero.
It shouldn't be a surprise that only the pilot managed to survive.

No doubt after this and the Grand Canyon accident there will be some changes coming to sight seeing ops.
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