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Old 8th Jan 2023, 23:22
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Originally Posted by zzodr
Are these EC130B4s required to have flotation devices fitted to the skids for these ops? I didn't notice any but happy to be corrected.
'Arm out the window' responded on flotation requirements in post #199, but I have just realised the departing VH-XKQ was fitted with pop-out floats (see screen shot below from footage shown on 9 news) while the arriving VH-XH9 didn't have floats fitted (see post #69 by logansi).

DroneDog: The white covers for these floats might have been reflecting in the gloss paint of -XKQ which may explain what the apparent white on side of -XKQ as seen in the on-board footage from -XH9 released by 7 News.


See also my update to post #313 with link to Channel 9 release of the on-board video but now without using watermarks.

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