Rescue helicopters contract up for Tender
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Rescue helicopters contract up for Tender
ABC News
The bit I find interesting in this story is the quote at the end:
Now I know nothing about helicopters but from what I have been told, a twin-engine helicopter in the same situation in MEL would have just made a more expensive wreck? 
The bit I find interesting in this story is the quote at the end:
Mr Jones says he fully supports the move to twin-engine choppers.
"We saw only last week in Melbourne a small single-engine helicopter crashed on a footy ground," he said.
"You know, if that was to happen in metropolitan Sydney with an injured person on board - the likelihood of that happening is minimal - but if it was to happen, the consequences are catastrophic.
"So it's all about moving toward European legislation and regulation as we need to have the safest possible helicopters."
"We saw only last week in Melbourne a small single-engine helicopter crashed on a footy ground," he said.
"You know, if that was to happen in metropolitan Sydney with an injured person on board - the likelihood of that happening is minimal - but if it was to happen, the consequences are catastrophic.
"So it's all about moving toward European legislation and regulation as we need to have the safest possible helicopters."
