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After a half-century in the skies, pilot made mistake No. 1
By FlyingNews @ 2:32 PM :: 839 Views ::
0 Comments :: Helicopters
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The first two runs of the day went well. Small ice crystals fell, threatening to morph into full-fledged snowflakes, but visibility was still decent.
Anthony Reece was at the controls of his Hughes 500D helicopter, a 165-foot-long cable and hook dangling from the orange-and-white belly. The helicopter soared up the drainage just south of the Skagit River, the deep shoosh-shoosh-shoosh of the blades reverberating off the saturated slopes.
Great article, you can read it here. |
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