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Old 27th Jun 2014, 16:42
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jayteeto
 
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It's a helicopter, when they go wrong it can be exciting. However you should give yourself every chance you can.
In 7000 hours, I have had one crash and two engine failures, all in Pumas. The crash was mechanical drive shaft failure (not engine) into the jungle. The engine failures were both in truely appaling weather, one was in 65kt surface wind 20 miles out over the northern English Channel and one over NI with a 300' cloudbase and 45kt wind. That would have been splash and crash in a single. Nobody will EVER convince me that a single is just as safe....... EVER!!
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