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Old 20th May 2019 | 10:50
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NW200 Private heli hits powerlines

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!
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Old 20th May 2019 | 11:43
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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
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Old 20th May 2019 | 12:01
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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......
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Old 20th May 2019 | 12:26
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I believe homonculus was referring to the second picture.
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Old 20th May 2019 | 13:13
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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?
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Old 20th May 2019 | 13:16
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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.
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