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Sorry pal, I'm not with you, try reading what? If you are referring to post #1 by Pontious, I read it before I made my comments and nothing has changed. The inclusion of a weather report in that announcement, in my opinion, was uncalled for.
Your opinion is obviously not the same as mine, go ahead and post your opinion if you have something to say. That might be a better option than a smarmy comment.
Back to the thread.....Can anyone confirm that it was an R44 or do we still not know?
tam
Your opinion is obviously not the same as mine, go ahead and post your opinion if you have something to say. That might be a better option than a smarmy comment.
Back to the thread.....Can anyone confirm that it was an R44 or do we still not know?
tam
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Film report on ITV news a few minutes ago showed it to be an R44.
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BBc also confirms it as an Robinson44
This is a tragedy, but I failed to mention that the border bulletin earlier stated they were on their way to a wedding, this makes it even sadder, I think
This is a tragedy, but I failed to mention that the border bulletin earlier stated they were on their way to a wedding, this makes it even sadder, I think
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Yeh,
Pretty sure I saw G-OSSI R44.
3 years old, registered to an owner in Bradford
on Public Transort.
Archived pictures show the airframe displaying
'Goss Air"
Condolences to family, colleagues and friends on yet another sad outcome in aviation
Pretty sure I saw G-OSSI R44.
3 years old, registered to an owner in Bradford
on Public Transort.
Archived pictures show the airframe displaying
'Goss Air"
Condolences to family, colleagues and friends on yet another sad outcome in aviation
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Nobody is disputing this is a terrible accident, and will destroy more lives than the four confirmed fatalities, however how many of these posting has there been over the years. Every genuine pilot out there knows where this is going distasteful or not.
Don't shoot the messenger.
Don't shoot the messenger.
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Owned by Goss Air Ltd
Looks like it may have been a Public Transport Flight as Weddings appears to be a speciality of the company
http://www.gossair.co.uk/flights.html
What a tragedy if it was on a wedding job
Looks like it may have been a Public Transport Flight as Weddings appears to be a speciality of the company
http://www.gossair.co.uk/flights.html
What a tragedy if it was on a wedding job
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Don't fool yourself, genuine pilots will not be passing judgement at this stage.
Does anyone know if this operation is anything to do with my old pal Mick?
What a tragedy.
tam
Does anyone know if this operation is anything to do with my old pal Mick?
What a tragedy.
tam
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It has become a regular argument on Prune whether people should speculate or the old 'wait for the enquiry' pleas. This is a rumour network. I agree that falsely accusing someone of taking a poor course of action is wrong, but posting a weather report is not really a problem. To be honest, most pilots first thought will be please not one of my friends/condolences to family. Second thoughts usually are what type and what was the weather like?
My heart goes out to the families in their loss, I hope they get all the answers to their questions as quickly as possible.
My heart goes out to the families in their loss, I hope they get all the answers to their questions as quickly as possible.
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Jim Ball - could they have been operating on someone else's AOC? - quite possible if just a single aircraft operation.
I don't feel that anybody has speculated excessively on this thread or been disrespectful to the deceased or their families.
IMHO posting the weather at the time was entirely relevant - nobody has drawn any conclusions yet but at least we have a clearer picture of the circumstances surrounding this tragic loss.
SB
I don't feel that anybody has speculated excessively on this thread or been disrespectful to the deceased or their families.
IMHO posting the weather at the time was entirely relevant - nobody has drawn any conclusions yet but at least we have a clearer picture of the circumstances surrounding this tragic loss.
SB
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Re. Eye Witness Report
The farm manager having been told of the situation: "went to the crash scene with his son John, nine."
He is reported to have said: "It was not very pleasant to see, especially for my young son."
WTF??
He is reported to have said: "It was not very pleasant to see, especially for my young son."
WTF??