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Helicopter bites the dust at Camden


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This afternoon a two seater helicopter broke its back at Camden Airport. Two persons on board, at least one received stretcher attention after evacuating the aircraft. No fire.

 

I can't say much more because we were all heads down and tails up in the hangar when it happened. First we knew about it was when the procession of red & blue lights headed onto the airfield.

 

OME

 

 

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Guest ozzie

Hmm i'll take a shot at this.

 

Practise power failure in a R22 and hit a bit hard and the rotor chopped the boom off.

 

am i close??????

 

 

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Yes, it was a Cabri with Instructor and student on board. I believe that it was based at Bankstown. It was a simple training accident. The best part is that there is now one less of the Devils' spawn to be rejected skyward by Mother Earth.

 

OME

 

 

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Guest pookemon

Didn't you know OME - over night the two halves will grow into two complete egg beaters - tomorrow there'll be double the Devil's spawn...

 

 

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Didn't you know OME - over night the two halves will grow into two complete egg beaters - tomorrow there'll be double the Devil's spawn...

Looks like I'll have to plant some dragon's teeth to ward off the Devil's Spawn.

 

OME

 

 

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"Bloody Ceiling Fans"!

 

I've seen the thing flying around Bankstown quite a few times and wondered what it was, thought it was possibly an Angel from a distance, certainly very quiet in operation.

 

Hopefully all on board will OK, and be able to revert to a fixed wing with fewer moving parts.

 

 

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The R22 that crashed pollinating sorghum at Tamworth this week didn't burn, fire isn't mandatory!

Have a read of the flight manual of one, it appears the company that produce them seem to think its mandatory..;).. If they dont, its the exception rather than the rule..

 

 

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We recently had 3 lawyers willing to fly out from the USA to view a some photos of the milliseconds after a robbo's blades struck the ground. The fire was well under way before the thing came to a stop.

 

The contents of one of the fuel tanks emptied into the cockpit. Apparently there is a law suit under way in the states (not that that means too much in the USA) against robbo.

 

If you have one, get the bladder tank mod done ASAP. tip..

 

 

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