SA chopper seized in Mozambique

[4HolerPoler]

I'm sure there's more to this than meets the eye -

Mozambican civil aviation authorities seized a South African helicopter that allegedly landed illegally on a beach in Inhassoro in the southern province of Inhambane, the Mozambican news agency AIM reported on Monday. Aim said the helicopter was seized on Friday. The Inhambane provincial director of transport, Manuela Rebelo, said the flight plan filed by the helicopter pilot should have taken it from Vilankulo International Airport to the island of Bazaruto and no aircraft had authorisation to land in Inhassoro except in an emergency. The pilot did not explain the landing. Mozambican authorities have criticised the regular landing of light aircraft on the Inhassoro beaches, saying Friday's was the second in a week. The release of the helicopter depends on its owners paying a fine of 100 000 new meticais (about $4 000).

4HP

[Solid Rust Twotter]

Kreef poachers? Wouldn't bother with the kreef found off Inhassoro. They're those big green and brown jobs and taste like a mouthful of plywood. Hardly worth going after.

[UnDies]

maybe something along the loines of: tail-rotor chip detector light came on during flight and I had to put the heli down!!!!:D

[unstable load]

There you go then, bu:mad:ering up a perfectly good conspiracy story with the injection of facts.

Glad there was no associated catastrophe, though. Well done, man.:D