NW200 Private heli hits powerlines

[Hedski]

https://news.causewaycoastcommunity....-power-cables/

Seems like another wire strike in a 44 in a short time. What’s going on up there? Though this time they saw fit to fly it home after..... wonder what the AAIB will make of that!

[homonculus]

Looks like Frank has developed a three bladed 44 after all - pity the picture only shows the mast head.
That should stop all the Robbie bashers

[nomorehelosforme]

Homonculus,

Perhaps you should take another look at the report, unless my eyesight is mistaken the machine in the first picture looks remarkably like an R44......

[IFMU]

I believe homonculus was referring to the second picture.

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Looks like the rotors didn't take out the wires since they seem undamaged - perhaps they caught on the skids.

Doesn't anyone recce the LS nowadays?

[Hedski]

Well that’s 2 R44 wire strikes at low level in 3 months within a small geographical area. Rumours of FAA PPL’s conducting quasi CAT flights won’t help if the CAA start looking.