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Old 30th Dec 2012, 18:36
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350 water landing video

Interresting to see that video of the 350 going into the water...
The tail rotor kept spinning a little while after it hit the water and did not shred apart like we thought.
Glad to see it floated for a few seconds which would give one a little time to undo seat bealts and open doors to get out.

p.s. as with other fatal crashes discussed on PPRUNE, this has turned into a very interresting CRM discussion, which we can all learn from, irrelevant of the outcome of the cause of the crash.
In this case we will never know what the reasoning behind the flight over the water, but I'm sure lots of us will think twice about it from now on.
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