FHM Magazine - Accident Investigators
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FHM Magazine - Accident Investigators
From the March 2003 FHM:
Compared to the actual AAIB report:
http://www.aaib.dft.gov.uk/bulletin/jan01/gsaew.htm
Well, FHM got the date right, I guess that's a start.
If I was the pilot, I think I'd be on to my lawyers.
Helicopter Lands in Home
Where: Cardiff
When: April 2000
Speed at point of carnage: 80 mph(ish)
The story: With both eyes locked on a joyrider roaring down the M4, the Welsh constabulary cleverly guided their prized £2.5m Dyfed-Powys Police chopper straight through the eaves of a Cardiff semi-detached house. The RAF managed to successfully remove it using a massive Chinook helicopter, but Mr Patterson - the house owner - suffered post traumatic stress syndrome and was unable to return to work. The poor sod.
Where: Cardiff
When: April 2000
Speed at point of carnage: 80 mph(ish)
The story: With both eyes locked on a joyrider roaring down the M4, the Welsh constabulary cleverly guided their prized £2.5m Dyfed-Powys Police chopper straight through the eaves of a Cardiff semi-detached house. The RAF managed to successfully remove it using a massive Chinook helicopter, but Mr Patterson - the house owner - suffered post traumatic stress syndrome and was unable to return to work. The poor sod.
http://www.aaib.dft.gov.uk/bulletin/jan01/gsaew.htm
Well, FHM got the date right, I guess that's a start.
If I was the pilot, I think I'd be on to my lawyers.
If I were you, I'd stop reading comics written for teenagers to read behind the bike sheds, rots the mind.
But yes, if I were that pilot, I'd be at-least asking for a retraction and apology.
G
But yes, if I were that pilot, I'd be at-least asking for a retraction and apology.
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There is no doubt that post-traumatic stress disorder is a real phenomenon which can be disabling. There is no doubt too that many people use it as a gravy train, although of course I cast no aspersions on the Mr. Patterson named here.
I hate our compensation culture, but frankly I think the pilot should go for FHM. He was very skilled to bring off a landing where no-one was injured and doesn't deserve this.
QDM
I hate our compensation culture, but frankly I think the pilot should go for FHM. He was very skilled to bring off a landing where no-one was injured and doesn't deserve this.
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What can I say?
flungdung you're right...I do look at the pictures in FHM
I saw this article & to be fair my reaction was one of almost disinterest. I emailed FHM & pointed out the errors in their statement in a 'tongue in cheek' kind of way, I've heard nothing.
The only offence I took was that it could be interpreted as stupidy rather than a catastrophic failure. A tad harsh I thought!
However...this is how I see it. No-one was hurt. Everyone walked away. I am happy with the fact that I did a good job.
The fact that the uneducated & ignorant see fit to view it differently is of no consequence to me.
Look for compensation? Why? Because they can't get their facts straight? Nah...I'm bigger than that.
If I could just point out.....there was no pant filling!!! (Was too busy for that!)
Almost forgot.....Ta for the nice comments & support!
flungdung you're right...I do look at the pictures in FHM
I saw this article & to be fair my reaction was one of almost disinterest. I emailed FHM & pointed out the errors in their statement in a 'tongue in cheek' kind of way, I've heard nothing.
The only offence I took was that it could be interpreted as stupidy rather than a catastrophic failure. A tad harsh I thought!
However...this is how I see it. No-one was hurt. Everyone walked away. I am happy with the fact that I did a good job.
The fact that the uneducated & ignorant see fit to view it differently is of no consequence to me.
Look for compensation? Why? Because they can't get their facts straight? Nah...I'm bigger than that.
If I could just point out.....there was no pant filling!!! (Was too busy for that!)
Almost forgot.....Ta for the nice comments & support!
