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Hilico 11th Oct 2019 19:23

In a car crash, the driver isn’t usually hustled away by his security team. I mean, look at the pictures of Prince, er somebody else, in his Range Rover. More seriously, I would like to benefit from the AAIB’s findings, so I hope it isn’t going to be too hushed up.

KNIEVEL77 11th Oct 2019 19:29


Originally Posted by Hilico (Post 10592257)
In a car crash, the driver isn’t usually hustled away by his security team. I mean, look at the pictures of Prince, er somebody else, in his Range Rover. More seriously, I would like to benefit from the AAIB’s findings, so I hope it isn’t going to be too hushed up.

Is it being suggested that the pilot was a well known figure?

chopjock 11th Oct 2019 19:40


Originally Posted by Efirmovich (Post 10592241)
Just a question,, If it was a car crash, leaving the scene is an offence and usually done because the driver is pissed or not insured etc,, what are the rules for aviation regarding legging it ??

E.

It's not an offence to leave the scene of a car crash unless there is injury or third party damage...

Mutley1013 11th Oct 2019 19:50

Dave, you are absolutely right and I can only apologise for straying into a pseudo reality conjecture. I got carried away. ��

Mutley1013 11th Oct 2019 22:04

Right, I like a challenge so I have done more digging. Interestingly, a day later a bunch of Ospreys did a night ‘exercise’ at Burn airfield. So not a million miles away and odd to pick a gliding airfield when so many active military ones are around. And how does this link to the R44 and disappearing pilot? Perhaps a reconnaissance run by a secret squirrel person? Someone more used to flying an Osprey and they forgot to pull carb heat? So they clear off out of both secrecy and embarrassment.

snchater 11th Oct 2019 23:05

The plot allegedly involves a student pilot, a Lamborghini and a hostelry.........

nomorehelosforme 12th Oct 2019 00:19


Originally Posted by snchater (Post 10592369)
The plot allegedly involves a student pilot, a Lamborghini and a hostelry.........

Snchater,

One confirmed clue it was a competent pilot, secondly the security team can’t fit in a Lamborghini...

Bell_ringer 12th Oct 2019 05:05


Originally Posted by nomorehelosforme (Post 10592389)

secondly the security team can’t fit in a Lamborghini...

Au contraire, Lambo has a particularly nice SUV these days. Plenty of room in the back. :E

Efirmovich 12th Oct 2019 06:01


Originally Posted by Mutley1013 (Post 10592343)
Right, I like a challenge so I have done more digging. Interestingly, a day later a bunch of Ospreys did a night ‘exercise’ at Burn airfield. So not a million miles away and odd to pick a gliding airfield when so many active military ones are around. And how does this link to the R44 and disappearing pilot? Perhaps a reconnaissance run by a secret squirrel person? Someone more used to flying an Osprey and they forgot to pull carb heat? So they clear off out of both secrecy and embarrassment.

From what I hear you really are reading too much into this !

E.

ShyTorque 12th Oct 2019 06:04

Perhaps the pilot swerved to avoid a UFO.

hayes67 12th Oct 2019 08:57

Am I being totally thick or are talking about a well known gent that lost a newly new squirrel in the last twelve months but saved the lives of those on board after diving down into the aircraft? .........

Cabby 12th Oct 2019 09:01

Tech log
 
If it was G-LLIZ which has been mentioned earlier, surely the tech log will have the details of who was flying it.
Or has that vanished as well? ;)

Flight radar for G-LLIZ at Sherbun. Flight lasted 8 mins.
https://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/GLLIZ

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-lliz

helicrazi 12th Oct 2019 09:15


Originally Posted by hayes67 (Post 10592531)
Am I being totally thick or are talking about a well known gent that lost a newly new squirrel in the last twelve months but saved the lives of those on board after diving down into the aircraft? .........

Why would said person be in one of hields machines?

heli14 12th Oct 2019 09:38

G-INFO shows current ARC to March 2020 so FlightAware records may not be up to date?

Certain words appear to have capital letters mid-sentence in various posts above where they are not really needed (placed as clues?): Competent, Machine, Controls, Accident, Investigation and Pilot so far that i've noticed.

Apparently single pilot if earlier posts are true, so someone (presumably) with an R44 rating or training for one - though why anyone would take their hands off the controls in a 44 (as appears to be alleged) is beyond me.

Also someone who has a security detail with them to 'whisk them away', and someone with contacts to stop all media reporting it seems!! Surprised anyone that important would be flying in a piston single (NOT Robby-bashing, i'm referring to ANY piston single).

Any more clues?

Robbiee 12th Oct 2019 18:30


Originally Posted by heli14 (Post 10592549)
,...Surprised anyone that important would be flying in a piston single (NOT Robby-bashing, i'm referring to ANY piston single).

That is just so adorable! :E

malabo 12th Oct 2019 18:46

Well, the pilot is no ordinary joe for sure. A crash in public in the UK and not a single photo gets published on PPRUNE. Now that’s some serious horsepower.

nomorehelosforme 12th Oct 2019 19:18

Another interesting point is the Tread Starter hasn’t made any further comments since revealing the registration number of the aircraft. Has he been sworn to secrecy by government spooks?

md 600 driver 12th Oct 2019 20:42

I think your all barking up the wrong tree,

although heilds does rent heli’s to some celebrity’s from the acting world

nomorehelosforme 12th Oct 2019 21:29


Originally Posted by md 600 driver (Post 10592944)
I think your all barking up the wrong tree,

although heilds does rent heli’s to some celebrity’s from the acting world

Quite possibly....

But I doubt any celeb has enough power to stop the press jumping on what wouldn’t be world headlines but might get a paragraph or two in a tabloid. But as this has turned into a great rumour thread, if it was a celeb they could easily have paid off the aircraft owner, the thread starter and jumped in the Lamborghini SUV (as suggested by Bell_Ringer) and disappear.

Just saying.

Mutley1013 12th Oct 2019 21:34

Okay, so what celebs do we know that can fly a helicopter? Harrison Ford? Tom Cruise? Noel Edmunds? ��


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