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.

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Oh dear
 

How expensive is that!

It's All Relative
 

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

Cheers,

NEO

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A new EC130T2 must be already ordered ...

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It should polish out!!
 

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

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

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.

It's got tie downs now.

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.

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

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

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

NO
Check post #9.

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

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topend
Swoosh - right over your head!

Do they need one?

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

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I've just realized that the boat belongs to Bill Gates !

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Are you sure?

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No, I made a mistake :(, sorry .

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Maybe you should read this thread to find out who owned Attessa III.