11-12-2015, 05:56 PM
(11-12-2015, 12:53 PM)P7_TOM Wrote: Not a shadow of proof to support this; but, there is a story floating about that the chopper was parked for forty minutes waiting a storm out; which seems like prudent airmanship, before departing behind. It seems (although again from the fuel truck) that it was shortly after this the troubles started. While it does not close the door on a ‘fool-hardy’ errand it does open the window of heart attack, critical part failure or backlash from the storm.
Anyway – just saying character assassination may be considered as good sport in some circles, but wise folk will wait for more information before rushing to put the boot in. Whilst I am curious about the motive for the media attack, I am much more interested in what really happened.
Ol'Tom I believe that rumour would very much compare to the witness statement in the SMH article:
Quote:..A witness, Jim Bloomfield, said he saw the helicopter fly into a valley near his Hunter Valley home as a severe storm rolled in on Saturday evening. He said the helicopter landed but then took off again and looked in trouble...
There was also this small snippet of video footage - Helicopter footage before crash
MTF...P2