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Old 16th August 2003 | 15:06
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rwm
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I read in one of the safety reports of a long ranger hitting power lines and crashing in ontario and killing the pilot. The report speculated that the pilot had fallen asleep, possibly due to the angle of the sun causing him to be fatigued as the flicker through the rotor numbed his senses.
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