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Old 16th Jan 2007, 14:59
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vertibird
 
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Robinson in the UK

when i was a student with a few hours, my crazy instructor made me watch the robinson safety course video, which shows two (fatal) accidents in the UK. scared the crap out of me, and i was already a fixed wing pilot who has been around general aviation all my life and seen accidents plenty of times. instead of quitting, i promised myself i'd never fly in the UK. a later flight instructor of mine told me that that wasn't the solution; just never take off in a robinson if you see somebody filming you-you'll end up in the safety course presentation.

i'm now a flight instructor and i do not let my students see that video (what i jokingly refer to as "the faces of death" helicopter video) until late in their training to keep from scaring them off.

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