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Old 25th Sep 2008, 06:24
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Red face Chopper down in Talbot Bay.

Heard a tourist chopper went in in Talbot Bay in the Kimberleys.
Any info?
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Old 25th Sep 2008, 08:14
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Would not have liked to have been a pax in the water up there! Some beaut coastline, but man those crocs look big from 500ft! I would hate to take a dip in their kitchen!
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I'm glad to hear that it was a great outcome for those involved. As Mach082 said it is a very unforgiving place when you get out of the safety net. I'll bet there are some people in need of a stiff drink about now...
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It is good to hear indeed that everyone " walked " away from this one.
On the lighter side, i do not think they had much to worry about regarding wildlife. If i was a croc i would have been pretty quick to get out of the way of a crashing angry palm tree and worry about lunch much later.

Keep up with happy crash landings boys/girls, it has been too many sad ones lately.

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Does anyone know the rego? Wasnt vdv was it?
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The aircraft was operating off a very large luxury motor-yacht. I am indeed jealous. It was on 9 news tonight.
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vh-nsh. Bell 407 privately owned operated by TrueNorth. There's a thread already in the rotorheads forum here
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vh-nsh. Bell 407 privately owned operated by TrueNorth.
Bummer! I know that machine very well & owner very well.

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