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Hi VF
Hope all is okay up there, just read about the B2 incident.
Fly Safe
R W
Fishtail Air Helicopter crashes in Dolpa
A Fishtail Air helicopter on a rescue mission crashed in upper Dolpa on Friday afternoon.
According to a news report by Annapurna Post, the tail rotor of the Eurocopter AS350 B2 (registration number 9N-AKA) struck the surface and caused the incident.
The pilot and a support staff, who sustained minor injuries, were airlifted by a Simrik Air helicopter to Dunai, the headquarters of Dolpa district, the report, adds.
Hope all is okay up there, just read about the B2 incident.
Fly Safe
R W
Fishtail Air Helicopter crashes in Dolpa
A Fishtail Air helicopter on a rescue mission crashed in upper Dolpa on Friday afternoon.
According to a news report by Annapurna Post, the tail rotor of the Eurocopter AS350 B2 (registration number 9N-AKA) struck the surface and caused the incident.
The pilot and a support staff, who sustained minor injuries, were airlifted by a Simrik Air helicopter to Dunai, the headquarters of Dolpa district, the report, adds.
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Hey GT
Yaaar the Pilatus Porter flew in, Pilot misjudged the tail-cross-wind & crashed into the lower Helipad at VNLK
where she sadly remains today, a near brand new airframe being misused as a lean-to 
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Hey P3127
Thanks Mate
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Hey RW
Don't know much, so can't say much
I have spoken with the concerned Pilot & there are NO injuries as wrongly reported. It was an emergency forced-landing (read elected Auto) due rapidly increasing vibrations & erratic heading changes from the Tail-Rotor 
which rapidly became frighteningly high........fearing an in-flight airframe failure; the Pilot elected to land in not the best spot causing a TR blade strike during the landing sequence 
the cause of the excessive vibration has as yet not been revealed? 
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Good job
to Capt N 
Truly a frightening experience
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Happy Landings - always
& the show must go on
Naak cheese nibblies @ Kyangjing Gompa 13,356'
Yaaar the Pilatus Porter flew in, Pilot misjudged the tail-cross-wind & crashed into the lower Helipad at VNLK
where she sadly remains today, a near brand new airframe being misused as a lean-to +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Hey P3127
Thanks Mate
*******************************************************
Hey RW
Don't know much, so can't say much
I have spoken with the concerned Pilot & there are NO injuries as wrongly reported. It was an emergency forced-landing (read elected Auto) due rapidly increasing vibrations & erratic heading changes from the Tail-Rotor which rapidly became frighteningly high........fearing an in-flight airframe failure; the Pilot elected to land in not the best spot causing a TR blade strike during the landing sequence the cause of the excessive vibration has as yet not been revealed? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Good job
to Capt N Truly a frightening experience ===========================================
Happy Landings - always
& the show must go on
Naak cheese nibblies @ Kyangjing Gompa 13,356'
Last edited by Vertical Freedom; 26th Oct 2014 at 09:44.