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The Robinson Appreciation Thread
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TheGreenAnger » Sun Oct 02, 2022 12:03 am
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Great Robbie channel
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When you see what the aircraft is capable of in the right hands it makes you question that maybe there should be an 'experience qualification' for...
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Last post by OneHungLow
Tue Sep 19, 2023 1:36 pm
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Volocopter and the Bristow Group
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OneHungLow » Mon Sep 11, 2023 12:02 pm
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Long on hype, short on range methinks!
Volocopter and the Bristow Group have partnered to launch aerial mobility services in the U.S. and UK, with...
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I'll take one of each.
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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Mon Sep 11, 2023 4:59 pm
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King Power Stadium Helicopter Crash
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Cacophonix » Sat Oct 27, 2018 8:39 pm
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A helicopter owned by Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha has burst into flames after it crashed outside the King Power stadium this...
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What an excellently produced video. Even I could understand that. I echo FD2's comments. Sometimes it's just not your day. Such a tragic accident.
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Last post by tango15
Wed Sep 06, 2023 8:19 am
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Medal of Honor Being Awarded to Vietnam War Cobra Pilot
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PHXPhlyer » Tue Sep 05, 2023 7:57 pm
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Helicopter pilot to receive Medal of Honor for daring rescue during Vietnam War ^:)^
It wasn’t until after Army Capt. Larry Taylor had picked up...
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throughout his thousands of combat missions, “we never lost a man.”
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Last post by G-CPTN
Wed Sep 06, 2023 1:06 am
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Last post by Karearea
Tue Sep 05, 2023 4:35 am
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NZ White Island Volcanoe Eruption - Helicopter Rescue
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TheGreenGoblin » Mon Dec 09, 2019 6:43 am
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A volcano has erupted in New Zealand, leaving one dead and several unaccounted for, police have said.
Tourists were seen walking inside the rim of...
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The three brothers who owned Whakaari/White Island at the time of its deadly eruption had the individual charges against them thrown out by a New...
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Last post by OneHungLow
Tue Sep 05, 2023 4:18 am
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Pakistani cable car/chairlift helicopter rescue attempt.
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OneHungLow » Tue Aug 22, 2023 11:00 am
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A military rescue is under way for six children and two adults trapped in a cable car over a ravine in Pakistan's north-west.
The group were on...
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What an appalling situation to have been in.
Well done the rescuers.
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Kudos to both the air and ground based rescuers.
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Last post by OneHungLow
Tue Aug 22, 2023 7:07 pm
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Bond Helicopters returns to the market - Norwich
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CharlieOneSix » Fri Aug 18, 2023 2:45 pm
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From the Aberdeen Press & Journal today.....good to see an expansion in this day and age....
Bond Helicopters, a name synonymous with Offshore...
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Oh, I didn't know about Geoff's death, sad to see that. I hadn't seen him for very many years and with increased age he really does look like his...
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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Sat Aug 19, 2023 12:20 pm
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Bell 214ST helicopters on firefighting ops in Greece
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CharlieOneSix » Sun Jul 30, 2023 10:18 pm
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Unfortunately the 21 minutes of this video is very repetitive and just shows four 214ST helicopters uplifting 2600 litres of sea water into the...
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......we had a brilliant Iranian avionics engineer (FS) at Aberdeen who knew the system like the back of his hand and could sort out the many...
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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Wed Aug 16, 2023 10:27 pm
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Helicopter Collision in Souhern California
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G~Man » Mon Aug 07, 2023 5:12 am
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A sky crane and a Bell 407 collided on a fire near Banning, California around 18:45 this evening. Not one of mine...I am fine, when details emerrge...
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Gordy - thank you for those very logical suggestions on how this very sad tragedy probably happened. For those of us who have no experience of fire...
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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Tue Aug 08, 2023 7:49 am
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2023 Great Kiwi 500 Fly In
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Karearea » Wed Aug 02, 2023 8:05 am
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2023 Great Kiwi 500 Fly In
Fantastic video we put together with Joe and Olivia from Paho Films showcasing the Great Kiwi 500 Fly In held at Alpine...
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Fantastic - thanks.
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Last post by G-CPTN
Wed Aug 02, 2023 8:47 am
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Neil deGrasse Tyson should have know better.
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OneHungLow » Mon Jul 17, 2023 9:51 pm
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Neil deGrasse Tyson is one of the biggest fountains of knowledge on the internet, but it turns out he’s not right about everything.
One YouTuber has...
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What about in a vacuum?
It would be quite safe in our vacuum, the sheer mass of dog fur would cushion the landing.
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Last post by llondel
Wed Jul 26, 2023 2:35 am
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Last post by Boac
Sat Jul 15, 2023 9:01 am
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Amazingly Stupid Tiktok Prank
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FD2 » Sat Jun 10, 2023 5:12 am
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No wonder he was so mad! Pilots reveal mystery lever tourist was yelled at for grabbing in helicopter cockpit was the ROTOR BRAKE
It looks as...
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The trouble is that they have to stuff a pax in the other seat to maximise numbers. It is the same here on scenic flights .
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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Sat Jun 10, 2023 9:40 am
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Last post by OneHungLow
Thu May 18, 2023 4:41 pm
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Prang Bots
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Ex-Ascot » Fri Mar 17, 2023 11:16 am
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It is rumour that we have one in here. Just the pilot on board, dead. Not a NR a NZ. They have managed to keep it quiet for six days. I will not...
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I remember the 'theory' in the Mk 3 but we were only allowed to try it to the hover from the 150ft jump height, in daylight, over the airfield! It...
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Last post by FD2
Tue May 16, 2023 7:22 pm
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AS350 Downwind approach Canada - oops!
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CharlieOneSix » Wed May 10, 2023 2:41 pm
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The guys on TOP Rotorheads are wetting themselves about whether or not the crash is due to Vortex Ring State. As one fine fellow put it - it matters...
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It seems to be mandatory for bystanders and video takers to shout 'Oh my God!' repeatedly in clips of accidents, crashes or anything out of the...
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Last post by FD2
Sun May 14, 2023 4:02 am
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Flyer Magazine 20/04/2023 - aerobatic helicopter pilot Aaron Fitzgerald
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OneHungLow » Thu Apr 20, 2023 8:34 am
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From Flyer magazine.
Join us tonight at 7:30pm U.K . time for our weekly Livestream on Youtube.
This week we'll be discussing all things AERO...
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.....It seems that it took the super skillful Hoffman to uncover a vice in the Bo105's handling regime, sadly losing his life in the process! .......
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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Thu Apr 20, 2023 3:34 pm
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Laser pen attacks on police helicopters
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ricardian » Mon Apr 03, 2023 12:22 pm
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Police Condemn “Stupid and Dangerous” Laser Pen Attacks on Helicopters, Two Incidents in 24 Hours
In two separate incidents occurring within 24...
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Was with an extremely senior British judge here a few weeks ago. Pity I didn't mention it to him. When I say senior he was a Lord and KG.
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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Tue Apr 11, 2023 10:22 am
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Are there any wealthy private helicopter pilots?
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TheGreenGoblin » Sat Jan 11, 2020 7:44 am
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£550.00 an hour
While it is is highly unprofessional to get involved in a debate with ATC in flight, and probably pointless thereafter, I do have a...
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Lots of rotary action from the Cheltenham direction this evening and seeing as no favourites won today, guess that bookies are using them!
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Last post by Woody
Thu Mar 16, 2023 6:48 pm
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Fly it like you stole it...
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G~Man » Wed Mar 15, 2023 8:28 pm
Note it was a Bell 429, Not a 407 as stated.
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Helicopter heist goes awry: Thief crashes stolen chopper at Sacramento...
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Last post by G~Man
Wed Mar 15, 2023 8:28 pm
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CHC sells ex-Babcock OHS to South African Company
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CharlieOneSix » Tue Jan 17, 2023 7:20 pm
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CHC Helicopters has agreed the sale of Offshore Helicopter Services (OHS) UK – a business it acquired from Babcock before UK competition regulators...
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I was apt to try and better understand why the regulators may have belatedly blocked the deal. This article was pretty clear...
One wonders...
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Last post by TheGreenAnger
Wed Jan 18, 2023 9:52 am
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Midair midwifery!
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TheGreenAnger » Fri Dec 23, 2022 4:37 pm
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A woman has said she could not have felt safer as she gave birth, even though it happened on a rescue helicopter whizzing her from the Isles of...
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As an EMT I was told that no one died in an ambulance. They only died once they reached the hospital.
Hence the term DOA.
Now days paramedics are...
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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Wed Dec 28, 2022 3:44 pm
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V-280 VALOR
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FD2 » Wed Dec 07, 2022 2:24 am
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US reveals futuristic helicopter that will replace Black Hawks
The new V-280 Valor aircraft will fly at speeds similar to a fixed-wing plane, and...
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Boac No common sense or interest in the subject you're writing about maybe. Papers used to have defence or aviation correspondents, who knew what...
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Last post by FD2
Wed Dec 07, 2022 9:51 am
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Helicopter Mid Air Recovery.
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TheGreenAnger » Sun Nov 06, 2022 1:40 pm
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This subject was suggested by this thread...
Rocket Lab
Kiwi based company seems to be onto something here, despite the fact that their most...
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The S92 which they are using to try the airborne capture has just been down in the South Island again. There doesn't seem to be anything in the local...
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Last post by FD2
Mon Nov 07, 2022 10:15 am
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