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| Author: | MadMuz [ Sat Dec 17, 2016 4:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | R44 Raven down in Sydney, Australia |
A pilot with his family on board had an engine failure and managed to plop the Robo into some nice, squishy, soft scrub.... like landing in cotton candy.... No injuries, the chopper wont be much use, but it is hardly (visibly) damaged.... but at least there was no fire and everyone was ok     Didn't even snap the rotors off of it   Kudos to the pilot  http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-17/f ... nt/8129374 
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| Author: | MadMuz [ Sat Dec 17, 2016 5:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: R44 Raven down in Sydney, Australia |
https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/33595825/he ... and/#page1 More info... It just reminds me of what I was always taught... and what everyone ignores.... "don't fly over tiger country (somewhere you cant land) in a single engines anything..... fly around it keeping ELA in range.... but engines are so reliable these days. people often take short cuts.....
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| Author: | Hillberg [ Sat Dec 17, 2016 1:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: R44 Raven down in Sydney, Australia |
He did good, he better have fuel left over in the tank... 
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| Author: | MadMuz [ Sat Dec 17, 2016 1:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: R44 Raven down in Sydney, Australia |
Yeah, for sure.... there is talk of an electrical failure. Will be interesting to see. I saw the report on the news, they interviewed him. It is his own heli and he appears too smart, and done the trip too many times from airport to farm to have tried to skimp on fuel... Expert placement between the soft bushes tho.... The chopper will meed a full tear down and inspect.... but he didn't even ding the rotors?   Nice work....
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| Author: | Hillberg [ Sat Dec 17, 2016 4:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: R44 Raven down in Sydney, Australia |
Watch his insurance not cover it as engine failures are usually not covered unless you wad it up...BTDT |
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| Author: | M Lohman [ Sat Dec 17, 2016 8:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: R44 Raven down in Sydney, Australia |
Suprised it didn't catch the trees on fire. My boss had a r44 and every time he landed on grass the grass directly below it would die |
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| Author: | MadMuz [ Sun Dec 18, 2016 11:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: R44 Raven down in Sydney, Australia |
The gas tanks have a bladder in them now.... the early ones, a hard landing would bust the gas tank...   Maybe it was out of gas?
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