Chopper down in WA

[Username here]

Hydraulic palm tree in the drink off WA - all safe.

All aboard safe.

Five rescued in helicopter crash in WA's north - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

[DaisyDuck]

Five rescued in helicopter crash in WA's north - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

[onetrack]

5 very lucky people, due in no small part to a textbook crash landing, in a very fortunate location - after what initially appears to be, a mechanical malfunction. Kudos to the chopper pilot.

Helicopter 'flipped into water' after Cone Bay crash - The West Australian

[John Eacott]

Originally Posted by onetrack

5 very lucky people, due in no small part to a textbook crash landing, in a very fortunate location - after what initially appears to be, a mechanical malfunction. Kudos to the chopper pilot.

Certainly lucky, but I wouldn't call an auto where the machine bounces and then flips to be "textbook"

[601]

and then flips

I thought that the reason helicopters had floats is to mark the position of the helicopter.

[DancingDog]

Well they are top heavy. Even a moderately sized wave could be sufficient to angle it enough for gravity to take over.