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Old 6th Nov 2020, 22:19
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Bell has some pretty clear instructions in their maintenance manuals about which Special Inspections are due and when. *IF* the spike did not break off...and *IF* the IDS did not contact the pan, and *IF* there was no mast bumping on the way down (I'd bet there was), and *IF* the cabin belly did not touch the ground when it hit...then the ship was *probably* flyable. I've seen a 206 that was flown in turbulence so bad with a ham-fisted pilot at the controls (not me this time!) that the spike jumped out of the well and carved a big gouge in the trans deck before re-entering the well as if nothing happened. That ship was not a "write-off" - it flew again after some repair work.

These jokers in this video...I mean, wow. Pretty inexperienced driver, I'd say. Nearly got a bunch of people killed - including himself.
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