Skycrane "Elvis" Has Crashed

[TAA Matt]

On another note there is a nice italion girl flying one of

:roll: :roll: :roll:

 

 

[TAA Student Pilot]

I heard on the news that "It got stuck in a tree". At a minimum with a blade strike in a machine like that would be all new blades and gearbox, bad strike would be rotorhead and mast. Looking at lowest cost of repair @ $200,000. Won't take long to get back at $25,000 a day plus on top of that $12,000 an hour while it flys.

 

 

[Uncle Chop Chop]

It must have happened either yesterday or on Friday as I was in Gippsland on Thursday and I seen it flying around. Big Bugger too !!!!

 

 

[TAA Student Pilot]

There's about 5 Skycranes out here this year, don't know where "Elvis" was based or if it was the same machine that had the rotor strike. Every Skycrane in the world is called Elvis these days according to the press.

 

 

[Todd M]

There's about 5 Skycranes out here this year, don't know where "Elvis" was based or if it was the same machine that had the rotor strike. Every Skycrane in the world is called Elvis these days according to the press.

I know when the Antonov came to Canberra it was carrying Malcom and Delilah. We have Delilah from memory, I actually saw it out infront of the RAAF hanger back when the 707 came into Sydney. I am not sure if Malcom went to Sydney, or if it went down to Victoria.

 

 

[Guest Glenn]

Malcolm was in Sydney. It damaged its rotors when they struck trees at Katoomba Dam