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29th Jul 2013, 21:32

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RVDT

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It should polish out!!

This dramatic shot of Atessa IV's helicopter, blown on its side just off Cap Martin, Monaco, was taken by Richard McCreery. This happened during the heavy storms that swept across the south of France earlier today.

29th Jul 2013, 21:35

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Oh dear

How expensive is that!

29th Jul 2013, 21:48

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It's All Relative

Judging by the "yacht" it's on, I would guess its pocket change to the owner !

Cheers,

NEO

29th Jul 2013, 21:50

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A new EC130T2 must be already ordered ...

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29th Jul 2013, 22:10

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It should polish out!!

Just one? Surely there's room for a spare.

29th Jul 2013, 22:34

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I guess next time they will tie it down properly! Far stronger winds in the antarctic for the crews to cope with!

30th Jul 2013, 06:20

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Yes, but sometimes the owners don't want to see tie downs on the aircraft during the day, so these things will continue to happen.

30th Jul 2013, 08:32

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It's got tie downs now.

30th Jul 2013, 08:39

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Is it fair to say this wouldn't be covered by insurance? I am imagining that such a setup has an operations manual stipulating when the helicopter should be tied down; one such occasion being when certain weather conditions are forecast, another I presume being when under way.

30th Jul 2013, 11:42

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Damn....no newspapers or fresh Strawberries today!

That and the High Class Commercial Squeeze has to go home by Skiff.

30th Jul 2013, 11:45

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You've got to feel really sorry for them, don't you?

30th Jul 2013, 12:12

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You've got to feel really sorry for them, don't you?

NO
Check post #9.

30th Jul 2013, 12:30

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You'd imagine that a $250 million yacht would have a better flight deck, or am I thinking too logically?

30th Jul 2013, 12:31

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Swoosh - right over your head!

30th Jul 2013, 12:43

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operations manual

Do they need one?

30th Jul 2013, 13:03

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Swoosh - right over your head!

Yep long days does that to you, of course had you used the adjective (real) as is customary in strine sarcasm, instead of the adverb (really), then even slow me could have "got it".

cheers tet