Guardian Newspaper Helicopter Article
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For once not a bad article 
Shame journos still don't check facts before printing them though
Fast aren't a Robinson dealership. Service centre (courtesy of what used to be Eastern Atlantics engineering expertise) according to Franks website. Also thought that they'd only bought 10 R44's for onward sale last year (before the annual Robinson price rises). Not a bad number to shift, but just shows you cannot trust everything (well much in this case 
) that an MD tells you 
Would also have been good if the journo had investigated a little further about Battersea heliport. Slot system yes, but initially very poorly managed
, price increases and what about the current total lack of flexibility regarding parking. Won't that make Londons only heliport a shining example through the summer months, especially on 'event' days 
Oh but Von Esson does own some nice hotels
Shame journos still don't check facts before printing them though
Fast aren't a Robinson dealership. Service centre (courtesy of what used to be Eastern Atlantics engineering expertise
) according to Franks website. Also thought that they'd only bought 10 R44's for onward sale last year (before the annual Robinson price rises). Not a bad number to shift, but just shows you cannot trust everything (well much in this case ) that an MD tells you Would also have been good if the journo had investigated a little further about Battersea heliport. Slot system yes, but initially very poorly managed
, price increases and what about the current total lack of flexibility regarding parking. Won't that make Londons only heliport a shining example through the summer months, especially on 'event' days Oh but Von Esson does own some nice hotels
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Seems relatively well balanced to me; a few minor errors - but then the chap is a journo afterall.
Not sure how the stereo typical reader of The Guardian will react to that article though, not a single mention of carbon footprint (although there was a token mention of environment) I suppose...
... or perhaps I have a twisted image of the stereotypical Guardian reader?
(Oh and before we all start, I read it regularly too - but then again I also read The Mail!).
Not sure how the stereo typical reader of The Guardian will react to that article though, not a single mention of carbon footprint (although there was a token mention of environment) I suppose...
... or perhaps I have a twisted image of the stereotypical Guardian reader?
(Oh and before we all start, I read it regularly too - but then again I also read The Mail!).
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Pardon me for being a pedant, but what is a "helcopter"? The 212 is certainly hellishly noisy but I always assumed that I was flying a helicopter? Don't Guardian journos emply proof readers?
with fraternal greetings,
ambi
with fraternal greetings,
ambi
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From: Upon the my oh my
I read the "Daily Mail" the other week when it ran a story on the BA 777 crash - the writer seemed to imply the commanders decision to leave the handling pilot flying the plane while he hit the checklists was odd. Haven't bought it since.
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Don't Guardian journos emply proof readers?
It's not called The Grauniad for nowt y'know!
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The Daily Mail in its purple prose surrounding the 777 accident also explained to readers that Instrument Landing Systems were comprised "...of a laser shone into the sky...." Great stuff, scary that these people are the moderrn day equivalent of the thought police.
