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Old 22nd September 2004 | 14:37
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B Sousa
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From: KLAS/TIST/FAJS/KFAI
Cl12pv2s. I think he may be throwing Mud at the operator.

Anyway, Robbie are not alone with Kites. Some of these "kite flyers" in the past have had an objective of trying to get aiports to close. Also some of them were using some fairly strong wire to fly their kites. This happened in California years ago. Dont remember the outcome but I do know that wrapped around any mast including the Bell 205s and up could cause serious damage.
Wire strike kits are nice but not really designed to attack wires from that position.
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