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Old 28th Oct 2022, 23:36
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FullOppositeRudder
 
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Very much agree with Pilot DAR's observation above. It was all a bit rushed.

It's hard to be certain, but I also speculate that what wind there was, is coming towards the vantage points in both videos - ie from behind the ridge and over the top If that were, so then the "clutching hand effect" on the lee side of any ridge could be in play here and could have contributed to the tragic outcome. So sad.

Whenever I watch our blokes head off towards the smoke in the hills with three tonnes of product which we've just loaded, I whisper a little prayer for their safety ...

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