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Guest Darren Masters
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There is a VFR aircraft (VPG) stuck above cloud and Sydney Departures now helping him descend through cloud. You can listen on my live feed. Scary situation. There is another emergency happening somewhere else I believe.

 

 

Guest Darren Masters
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It is a Bell 407 chopper. Still stuck in cloud.

 

 

Guest Darren Masters
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Thanks to the tower he is now out of cloud and out of trouble. Again highlights what going into IMC can do to a VFR pilot.

 

 

Guest Chainsaw
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Another reason I don't like rotor planes...

 

 

Guest OzChris
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How does a chopper get stuck in cloud?? Wouldn't they just descend/ascend out of it? Im assuming they have instrument time, but if they are 'stuck in it' surely they are using instruments to stay stuck?

 

hhmmmm...confusing :/

 

 

Guest Darren Masters
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How does a chopper get stuck in cloud?? Wouldn't they just descend/ascend out of it? Im assuming they have instrument time, but if they are 'stuck in it' surely they are using instruments to stay stuck?hhmmmm...confusing :/

I have no idea Chris but he called up saying he was above cloud and could not find a hole. Sydney was totally overcast yesterday. By that I mean the whole sky. Departures advised to keep as straight and level as possible while descending through the cloud. The pilot sounded quite calm about it and eventually was out of cloud. I suppose in rotary you could roll the machine over not having spatial awareness.

 

 

Guest OzChris
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Oh, I see...stuck above the cloud, not *in* the cloud...LOL

 

 

Guest Chainsaw
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Still a bug smasher though heh heh

 

 

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