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angelikaJ -> RE: helicopter crash (11/30/2013 10:35:46 AM)
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ORIGINAL: youthinkso121
You can make political as you want.
I am guessing it is this post that makes you think it was political:
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ORIGINAL: youthinkso121
Helicopter comes down hits a pub. doesn't happen. spent my life round them.
http://www.collarchat.com/fb.asp?m=4594761
Helicopters do crash: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323893004579057260259169156
"... While the design and aerodynamic principles of any helicopter make it more prone to mechanical failures and in-flight hazards than fixed-wing aircraft, critics say the industry has fallen far short of its own safety projections.
"This is an industry that by its own admission has an unacceptably high accident rate," according to Gary Robb, a plaintiffs' attorney from Kansas City, Mo., whose firm has litigated scores of civil accident cases. Particularly in offshore and air-ambulance operations, according to Mr. Robb, bad weather and poor visibility frequently mean "we're sending pilots out on missions that are inherently dangerous." ... "
Other info here:
http://www.helis.com/database/accidents/?org=-1
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