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Old 20th Oct 2022, 04:37
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helispotter
 
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Just came across this footage on YouTube of a bird strike (or near miss) of what is apparently Robinson R44 Clipper VH-ROO flying at 700 ft near Lake Macquarie in Australia. Still photo at start of the video seems to indicate bird was flying in generally the same direction as the helicopter(?). The footage shows just how rapidly the bird comes into view. In this case, the pilot appears to have reacted swiftly in an effort to prevent a strike:


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