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Old 9th Sep 2020, 18:00
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KMax crash while landing
A fairly new KMAX crashed in Switzerland while landing
(touched a vehicle)
luckily only pride and metal bend

https://www.heli-archive.ch/en/helic...61woD0hHgWH84A
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Judging by its position and the gash on the van a rotor blade struck the van rolling it over towards the vehicle, bending everything else on the airframe. Let's see what the report says. All in all, not very Swiss of them is it?
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It`s that cheese for lunch again.....

Ahhhh, didn`t know the Pope was around...guy at the door wearing tights,striped PJ`s ,big hat and a very big pole with an axehead.....as Capt.Scott said" I may be sometime".....
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Originally Posted by sycamore
as Capt.Scott said" I may be sometime".....
Do you mean Captain Oates...?
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Originally Posted by sycamore
It`s that cheese for lunch again.......
Looks like all the holes lined up!
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B73...Just checking.....
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