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Old 3rd Jan 2011, 16:50
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Heliservices

If this report is true, this is the second such incident in the last 8 weeks. The previous incident resulted with the long line wrapped around the transmission line and tower knocking out the power.
Heliservices has had five different Chief Pilots in the last 20 months and four out of five pilots leave. Three out of the four were the companies most experienced long line pilots.
Rumor has it that after the last power line incident, the companies General Manager was removed from his post after the CAD informed him he was to have no further involvement in the companies operations.
Will be a busy time for the CAD this week.
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