Rotorcraft down in Cornwall

[stiknruda]

Radio 2 1500H reporting that a single seat helicopter/gyrocopter has come down on Bodmin Moor, killing the pilot. Thought to have taken off from Bodmin aerodrome.

Tragic.


Stik

[HeliEng]

Here is the link to the BBC news story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/5037072.stm

[Head Turner]

Another sad day for aviation.
My simpathies to the family and friends of the pilot.

Dare I hazard at a guess that it was an R22.

[Whirlygig]

Sympathies to his friends and family.

Whirls


Dare I hazard at a guess that it was an R22.No, the first post and link clearly says single-seater gyro.

[Razor61]

It was definately a Gyro because he flew over my head early this morning enroute to Bodmin from Somerset quite low. I was on a hill near Tiverton about to take photos of low flying aircraft, but for some strange reason i never took my camera out my bag to photograph the gyro coming over.

Sympathies and thoughts to the family and friends. :(

Razor

[The Nr Fairy]

The AAIB have issued a special bulletin - available here (http://www.aaib.dft.gov.uk/publications/special_bulletins/s6_2006___raf_2000_gtx_se__g_reba.cfm).