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Old 10th Feb 2010, 18:46
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malabo
 
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Video looks to me like:
Flying around ENG like normal until the tailrotor problem, then he tucks the camera away (or maybe was trying to see if he could see his own tailrotor) He flies banked and crabbed crosscountry for a while until he can reach the open field of the Jockey Club. Approaching the field he descends down to a lower altitude and starts to slow down. As the slipstream effect decreases and finally lets go, the aircraft starts to spin -unfortunately he is still a ways in the air (100'?). He manages to keep the aircraft level as it spins, probably chops the throttle after the second turn (you can see the yaw slow down), and then hits the ground heavily but still in a flat attitude in the middle of the clearing away from obstacles. Almost made it. Easy to armchair now, but in the cockpit this pilot looked like he was going to give it his best shot and not stop trying.
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