April Fool?.....On second thoughts no, seems genuine.....
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CharlieOneSix
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April Fool?.....On second thoughts no, seems genuine.....
The helicopter pilots' mantra: If it hasn't gone wrong then it's just about to...
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Re: April Fool?.....On second thoughts no, seems genuine.....
Unless it’s made of styrofoam, I don’t think so.
Because they stand on the wall and say "nothing's gonna hurt you tonight, not on my watch".
Re: April Fool?.....On second thoughts no, seems genuine.....
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Re: April Fool?.....On second thoughts no, seems genuine.....
Here's a two year old video - it's real enough! The bit at 3:12 is impressive.
The helicopter pilots' mantra: If it hasn't gone wrong then it's just about to...
https://www.glenbervie-weather.org
https://www.glenbervie-weather.org
Re: April Fool?.....On second thoughts no, seems genuine.....
I wonder how much they have to take wind speed and direction into consideration when driving one of those around. I see it's got an anemometer on the tip.
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Re: April Fool?.....On second thoughts no, seems genuine.....
A few years ago they stored these temporarily on our local disused WWII airfield and they were always delivered in the horizontal. As in the photograph five in the BBC article.