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Old 13th Aug 2005, 22:55
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Hi Aser,

Sorry about that, i did not have a problem with your question, but reading this topic is more about "what you can write here and what not", other than talking about this tragic accident. That's what pissed me off, not your question.

This is an international forum and almost everytime there is an accident someone here knows pilot(s), work in the same company etc., so we should be really careful what we write here in the public. Blaming someone or something without any facts is not what we need.

It will be interesting to see what investigators will find. There has been photos of the accident chopper in the Finnish media after it was lifted from the seabed in the morning, and it raises more questions than answers. Machine seems to be in one piece, only (all) mainrotor blades are gone (Media speculates that it was a "nosedive" from 1000 ft). Mainrotor head seems to be in it's place and looks like transmission is still in place (bladefailure has been speculated as a cause of the accident in Finnish media)...

Here is an article from Finnish media ( Helsingin Sanomat) in English, if someone is interested:
http://www.helsinginsanomat.fi/engli.../1101980583770

Safe flights to all.

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