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Old 10th Feb 2010, 15:24
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There should be an idiot monitor set up on this forum that prevents fools from posting.
Tarman, why so angry? Perhaps you missed the part of the OP's post where he stated that the pilot of the crashed Astar reported a problem and said he was heading for the Jockey Club to put it down. If true (and from the looks of the video feed from the ship itself it does appear that this was the case), this means that the problem did not occur at "a couple of hundred feet with no apparent warning."

I might agree with your idea of an idiot monitor for this site. Then again...it might have detected your post and prevented it from showing.

It is sad - whatever happened - but tail rotor EP's are spelled out and we, as professional pilots are supposed to know how to perform them. Taking his Astar to that small, obstructed site was a questionable decision. Tragically, it proved to be the wrong one.
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