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Old 26th Feb 2015, 10:12
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Damn pilots, not being able to control their tails and digging the runners in.

I saw the interview with the policewoman on the local news last night. It did make me smile.

Oooh, here it is: Three people miraculously escape from helicopter crash - Milton Keynes Citizen

Looks like a high ROD landing that went wrong to me, due to the presence of a warning light. Look at the deep furrows in the top picture - did it impact, spin round throwing its tail behind it as it span and came to rest? Result was an inevitable mix of helicopter parts spread across the field. Lucky escape for sure.

Carb icing maybe? Raven 1 so 'carb heat assist' equipped.
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