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8th Jun 2013 04:21

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

8th Jun 2013 07:41

Chopper down in WA

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

onetrack

8th Jun 2013 10:32

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

8th Jun 2013 10:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by onetrack (Post 7883363)

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" :ooh:

601	9th Jun 2013 05:51

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and then flips

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

DancingDog

9th Jun 2013 07:36

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

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