Hong Kong - EC blown over
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Hong Kong - EC blown over
A Government Flying Service helicopter parked on the apron at Hong Kong International Airport flipped on its side Friday after being buffeted by strong winds, but no one was injured.
The airport reported gusts of up to 129 kilometers per hour when the accident happened at about 10am.
The 3,700-kilogram Eurocopter, on standby for emergency service, was slightly damaged. It has been in service for almost four years.
Calvin Shum Chi-wai, operations manager with the Government Flying Service, said such an accident was rare.
There was no record of a helicopter having being blown on its side in Hong Kong, even with a No10 typhoon signal hoisted.
Captain Trevor Marshall, chief training and standards officer with the Government Flying Service, said the helicopter involved could be out of service for a few weeks. Parts would be sent to the French manufacturer for inspection.
From 'The Standard'
The airport reported gusts of up to 129 kilometers per hour when the accident happened at about 10am.
The 3,700-kilogram Eurocopter, on standby for emergency service, was slightly damaged. It has been in service for almost four years.
Calvin Shum Chi-wai, operations manager with the Government Flying Service, said such an accident was rare.
There was no record of a helicopter having being blown on its side in Hong Kong, even with a No10 typhoon signal hoisted.
Captain Trevor Marshall, chief training and standards officer with the Government Flying Service, said the helicopter involved could be out of service for a few weeks. Parts would be sent to the French manufacturer for inspection.
From 'The Standard'
If GFS handle this the way the RAF "managed" the blowing-over of an 18 Sqn Puma on exercise in Norfolk many years ago, then:
- the Met Man will tell porkies about how much notice he gave of the strong wind warning, and...
- an exec who was airborne at the time in another aircraft type, with no met update available, and nowt to do with Puma operations will be blamed for the whole thing...
- the boss, who was on site and in the picture, will slink away untouched having let his subordinate carry the can!
- the Met Man will tell porkies about how much notice he gave of the strong wind warning, and...
- an exec who was airborne at the time in another aircraft type, with no met update available, and nowt to do with Puma operations will be blamed for the whole thing...
- the boss, who was on site and in the picture, will slink away untouched having let his subordinate carry the can!
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A Whirlwind (or two)?
To say there is no record of a helicopter being blown over on its side in Hong Kong is already a bit of a ‘porky’.
Back in the early seventies one, or was it two, 28 (AC) Sqn Westland Whirlwind 10(s) were blown over one night whilst parked on the old runway at Kai Tak.
Back in the early seventies one, or was it two, 28 (AC) Sqn Westland Whirlwind 10(s) were blown over one night whilst parked on the old runway at Kai Tak.
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Trevor isn't old enough to remember the 1970s., Calvin even less so. 
Thud, "18 Sqn Puma"..wassat den?
Thud, "18 Sqn Puma"..wassat den?
One of those Wessexie-Chinookie type Pumas!
Off topic slightly, this illustrates nicely my intrinsic cynicism of Risk Assessment matricies: they only reflect the knowledge of the people creating them, or the data they have available (giving the GFS the benefit of genuine doubt.)
Off topic slightly, this illustrates nicely my intrinsic cynicism of Risk Assessment matricies: they only reflect the knowledge of the people creating them, or the data they have available (giving the GFS the benefit of genuine doubt.)
The stand it up operation has made it onto youtube already.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7dw4fpKCuk
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7dw4fpKCuk
V.
