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Old 22nd Nov 2021, 06:53
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https://www.flightradar24.com/data/a...e-xce#29efacbf
That weird gap in the (ADS-B) log might have something to do with the alleged deboarding of the rich cat at Semmering (a mountain pass) .
source of alleged deboarding https://kurier.at/chronik/niederoest...iert/401813839
"Doch der Bautycoon (Strabag) hatte unglaubliches Glück: Er selbst befand sich nicht in dem Hubschrauber, war kurz zuvor am Semmering ausgestiegen."

W/o that delay they might have made ECET at LOAN. Which still would have meant think fog at the airport, of course.
Interesting fact: LOAN is base of a HEMS service. Allegedly noone noticed the crash,
the HEMS crew did not notice the ball of flames because they even could not see across(!) the runway,
and the helo's hangar is at the east end of the runway (HEMS sits rather close by western end).
They were alerted only by a police phone call referring to an activated ELT.

I'm rather curious to know if there was any radio comm at all prio to landing:
fog, hangar at approach side of runyway, tower at the other end, add in being airborne 7min past ECET...

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