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Old 6th January 2004 | 22:19
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Shawn Coyle
 
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Not sure of the model, etc.
Need to check the MEL for that sort of thing. It should have something about landing gear bolted down and floatation. If not, I'd check with the manufacturer pretty quickly.
I doubt that having the gear down in a helicopter in ditching would make the chances of capsizing significantly worse than they are already, as the forward speeds should be very low on touchdown.
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