R44 lands on houseboat - Hawkesbury River
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R44 lands on houseboat - Hawkesbury River
Lucky this houseboat didn’t drift any closer to the riverbank vegetation.
May have ended up with a moist Robbo
https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2020-...coast/11952864
May have ended up with a moist Robbo
https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2020-...coast/11952864
They are bloody lucky that:
(a) The houseboat roof was strong enough, and
(b) there was nothing that could be blown into the rotors.
Speaking as someone who was involved in a near miss of that sort involving a helicopter landing on a pier and a sponsors banner.
(a) The houseboat roof was strong enough, and
(b) there was nothing that could be blown into the rotors.
Speaking as someone who was involved in a near miss of that sort involving a helicopter landing on a pier and a sponsors banner.
Oh the humanity! Think of the koalas and children whose lives were put at risk here! Surely there is a strict liability offence in here somewhere??
Headline should have read something like, “helicopter makes normal landing on a purpose-built helipad on a houseboat.”
Headline should have read something like, “helicopter makes normal landing on a purpose-built helipad on a houseboat.”
A story no story story.
Makes me think I’d like to fly the whirly birds.
Sunny would love to have a beer with you one day. You are experienced in every single thread on prune, I look forward to the stories!
Makes me think I’d like to fly the whirly birds.
Sunny would love to have a beer with you one day. You are experienced in every single thread on prune, I look forward to the stories!
I assume the super yachts helicopters are not static displays.
I’m not experienced in flying at all. But while some of you sat in a cockpit for your entire career, my career spanned ten different industries - which is too many, but all too common today. I also “get around” socially and was involved in lots of sports and activities.
All the armchair experts at work here!
How many of you commentators have ever flown a helicopter, let alone a licence to fly one?
Some of the propaganda that has been posted in relation to this thread is absolutely crap.
My opinion is that the pilot done a good job considering the circumstances. I have a CPL H and type rated on the R44 as well.
How many of you commentators have ever flown a helicopter, let alone a licence to fly one?
Some of the propaganda that has been posted in relation to this thread is absolutely crap.
My opinion is that the pilot done a good job considering the circumstances. I have a CPL H and type rated on the R44 as well.
[QUOTE=Duck Pilot;10685855]Some of the propaganda that has been posted in relation to this thread is absolutely crap./QUOTE]
There's a first time for everything..
There's a first time for everything..
my career spanned ten different industries - which is too many, but all too common today. I also “get around” socially and was involved in lots of sports and activities.