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Old 16th Dec 2011, 20:00
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Is this real or photoshopped?

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Old 16th Dec 2011, 22:38
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Not sure if it is photoshopped but I was on the 40s, on the 332L, in early 90s when a sudden rise in windspeed was forecast and we had to head for Aberdeen. The rise was so sudden that one of the front blades was caught in a rising gust off the edge off the helideck and assumed the vertical where it remained for some time before it could be lassooed and brought down - the head was changed before we could fly it again.

The curved blade in the pic is a little harder to explain.

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Old 16th Dec 2011, 23:45
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The real thing

Unfortunately it`s the real thing. 100+ mph winds snapped the blades, even after being strapped down. So...no photoshop...just the plain old lousy weather having it`s toll on daily operations in the NS.


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