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Old 5th Oct 2013, 04:48
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It does seem that ditching a helicopter is the ultimate sin .....

2 controlled ditchings in an EC225 and the entire fleet is grounded

6 (at least) 'Land Immediately's' in an S92 and the fact that 5 out of the six made it to a ship / jungle clearing / airfield / deserted oil platform, and there is no problem at all???

It seems the HD Colour footage of EC225's floating quite successfully on the water makes for better press coverage that a helicopter sitting on an oil platform it wasn't intending to be on.

I wonder how the oil workers would feel if we demanded what Safety Valves they should be using offshore?
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