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Old 9th Nov 2018, 11:01
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Originally Posted by Thomas coupling
Why are we going round the houses again?

We (police pilots) know what happened:
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The Tx pumps were off (had been for ages). No lights were showing.
One engine starved of fuel.
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Well, it appears there are entities with quite a different view:

Originally Posted by AAIB Final Report 3-2015_G-SPAO.pdf
It was calculated that, as the helicopter approached Bothwell, the
low fuel warnings began. The pilot was presented with an intermittent
low fuel 1 warning, which became permanent, and a low fuel 2 warning.
The warnings were accompanied by aural attention-getters, which should have been
heard by all members of the crew. The warnings were acknowledged and, once permanent,
continued to illuminate for the remainder of the flight
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