Two-tone grey R44 in the North... Well I know of one which is privately owned and residing up here, not too far from the Pennines. And strangely enough I have a tale of the owner..
One day I came in to work to be told that said owner had been in for fuel and had "landed between the JetRanger and the R22". I refused to accept this as these two helicopters were on marked pads which were spaced at the the distance recommended in the ICAO heliport manual. I know this for a fact because my Heliport Inspector is Gordon Bradley. Anyway, I checked on the R44 rotor diameter and the distance between the pads, and well..lets say if there was 4' either side it was a miracle.
Just by coincidence there was an insurance assessor there who had recently paid this "gentleman" out after he put the 44 tail into a fence. He took a photo of this landing just in case he had to face another claim in the future.
When he departed he took off over over the fuel installation, a main road and an industrial estate, completely at odds with he written departure instructions he had received previously.
So we have somebody here with a complete disregard for safety. Could he have been Mr. Low Viz Risk Taker???
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