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Old 14th Jul 2023, 23:29
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MechEngr
 
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A New York tour helicopter went down because a front passenger's bag strap caught a critical control on the cockpit floor.

Here it is: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ash/415706002/

There's no good excuse - there are many suppliers of iPad mounts to attach them to pretty much anything in a reasonably solid manner. It's horrifying to suspect the guy who dropped the iPad knew dropping it was the cause of the control problem and be unable to reach it. A good day doing a good job and suddenly this? It's like those Final Destination movies.
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