Newcastle Westpac 412.
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No matter what you say about them you do have to admire their PR amchine. They do have a reputation for being very professional but to be fair all of these comments generally come from within the organisation and I haven't heard any from outside.
If you look at the history of their service you will find that their new machines have generally been to replace crashed ones! Prior to the Bell 407 it had been a while, but still things like this do spike curiousity. I have no knowledge to pass comment either way.
Incidentally BlackHawk9 by my reading is a LAME and to suggest that he personally flew the 6 bladestrikes is a bit extreme.
If you look at the history of their service you will find that their new machines have generally been to replace crashed ones! Prior to the Bell 407 it had been a while, but still things like this do spike curiousity. I have no knowledge to pass comment either way.
Incidentally BlackHawk9 by my reading is a LAME and to suggest that he personally flew the 6 bladestrikes is a bit extreme.
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All I can say is that I'm glad everyone is okay and they were lucky they were flying a Huey. This story goes well with some of the events in Chickenhawk. I don't think my BK would have stood up as well.
Safe Flying to everyone at Hunter.
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Curious2,
A comparison between the B407 accident and the B412 should not really be made given the circumstances of each event. If you are unsure of what happened to the B407, check the thread " Westpac Helicopter" on Prune.
A comparison between the B407 accident and the B412 should not really be made given the circumstances of each event. If you are unsure of what happened to the B407, check the thread " Westpac Helicopter" on Prune.
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Well a quick glance at BH's profile shows he is a widely experienced LAME. Tho I guess the blade strikes could still be his fault if he is really really bad at towing helis in and out of hangars! 
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Careful what you say
If nothing else at least you are consistent in your blind defence of non-government rescue organisations without bothering with any facts.
Maybe you are just turning a new leaf for the new year?
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I have never worked at Hunter. But one of their ex crewy's did tell me that "Hunter are the elite in EMS/SAR in Australia". That in its self has to make you think about how they operate...........
