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Author: Sylvia ElseSylvia Else Date: Sep 29, 2007 00:58
"The NRL premiership trophy will be delivered on board a black hawk
helicopter in support of Australian Defence Forces."
http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,,22485921-23214,00.html?from=public_rss
I assume they mean in front of the assembled crowd.
I can't help feeling that this is really not a good idea. Things can and
do go wrong with helicopters during landing and takeoff, and needlessly
doing this near a large number of closely packed people just seems
asking for trouble.
What happens if the 'copter tips over and looses a blade (and don't tell
me it doesn't happen)? How many people can one of those cut in half?
Sylvia.
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Author: Sylvia ElseSylvia Else Date: Sep 29, 2007 01:38
Sam wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:58:01 +1000, Sylvia Else wrote:
>
>> "The NRL premiership trophy will be delivered on board a black hawk
>> helicopter in support of Australian Defence Forces."
>>
>> http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,,22485921-23214,00.html?from=public_rss
>>
>> I assume they mean in front of the assembled crowd.
>>
>> I can't help feeling that this is really not a good idea. Things can and
>> do go wrong with helicopters during landing and takeoff, and needlessly
>> doing this near a large number of closely packed people just seems
>> asking for trouble.
>>
>> What happens if the 'copter tips over and looses a blade (and don't tell
>> me it doesn't happen)? How many people can one of those cut in half? >
>
> I don't quite know what the article means either. Making the same ...
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Author: Sylvia ElseSylvia Else Date: Sep 29, 2007 02:30
Craig Welch wrote:
> Sylvia Else wrote:
>> "The NRL premiership trophy will be delivered on board a black hawk
>> helicopter in support of Australian Defence Forces."
>>
>> http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,,22485921-23214,00.html?from=public_rss
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>>
>> I assume they mean in front of the assembled crowd.
>>
>> I can't help feeling that this is really not a good idea. Things can
>> and do go wrong with helicopters during landing and takeoff, and
>> needlessly doing this near a large number of closely packed people
>> just seems asking for trouble. >
> Huh? You seem to forget the role of helicopters in rescuing people in
> far more confined areas than this.
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Author: wbwb Date: Sep 29, 2007 02:45
I remember about 20 years ago they used a jetranger to dry the ground, I
think it was the old Sydney Football ground at Moore Park.
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Author: ResRes Date: Sep 29, 2007 03:27
On Sat, 29 Sep 2007, Sylvia Else wrote:
> "The NRL premiership trophy will be delivered on board a black hawk
> helicopter in support of Australian Defence Forces."
>
> http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,,22485921-23214,00.html?from=public_rss
>
> I assume they mean in front of the assembled crowd.
>
> I can't help feeling that this is really not a good idea. Things can and
> do go wrong with helicopters during landing and takeoff, and needlessly
oh for fucks sake.... you have a far better chance of being hit and killed
by a fucking bus.
> doing this near a large number of closely packed people just seems
> asking for trouble.
The chances are greater if one explode sin mid air reigning down debri
over a metro city, dsoes that mean we ban rescuse and medivac choppers?
media choppers? christ, lets ban aircraft of all types period *sigh*
> What happens if the 'copter tips over and looses a blade (and don't tell
> me it doesn't happen)? How many people can one of those cut in half?
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Author: ResRes Date: Sep 29, 2007 03:32
On Sat, 29 Sep 2007, wb wrote:
> I remember about 20 years ago they used a jetranger to dry the ground, I
> think it was the old Sydney Football ground at Moore Park.
Been done at several events in the past, you're quite correct
>
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>
--
Cheers
Res
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Author: KwyjiboKwyjibo Date: Sep 29, 2007 04:19
> Craig Welch wrote:
>> Sylvia Else wrote:
>>> "The NRL premiership trophy will be delivered on board a black hawk
>>> helicopter in support of Australian Defence Forces."
>>>
>>> http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,,22485921-23214,00.html?from=public_rss
>>>
>>> I assume they mean in front of the assembled crowd.
>>>
>>> I can't help feeling that this is really not a good idea. Things can and
>>> do go wrong with helicopters during landing and takeoff, and needlessly
>>> doing this near a large number of closely packed people just seems
>>> asking for trouble. >>
>> Huh? You seem to forget the role of helicopters in rescuing people in far
>> more confined areas than this.
>
> Certainly they can get into confined areas. That's not the issue. The ...
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Author: KwyjiboKwyjibo Date: Sep 29, 2007 04:19
"Res" ausics.net> wrote in message
news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0709292024310.22559@ebfjryy.nhfvpf.arg...> On Sat, 29 Sep 2007, Sylvia Else wrote:
>
>> "The NRL premiership trophy will be delivered on board a black hawk
>> helicopter in support of Australian Defence Forces."
>>
>> http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,,22485921-23214,00.html?from=public_rss
>>
>> I assume they mean in front of the assembled crowd.
>>
>> I can't help feeling that this is really not a good idea. Things can and
>> do go wrong with helicopters during landing and takeoff, and needlessly >
> oh for fucks sake.... you have a far better chance of being hit and killed
> by a fucking bus.
>
>
>
>> doing this near a large number of closely packed people just seems ...
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Author: Sylvia ElseSylvia Else Date: Sep 29, 2007 04:24
Res wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Sep 2007, Sylvia Else wrote:
>
>> "The NRL premiership trophy will be delivered on board a black hawk
>> helicopter in support of Australian Defence Forces."
>>
>> http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,,22485921-23214,00.html?from=public_rss
>>
>> I assume they mean in front of the assembled crowd.
>>
>> I can't help feeling that this is really not a good idea. Things can and
>> do go wrong with helicopters during landing and takeoff, and needlessly >
> oh for fucks sake.... you have a far better chance of being hit and killed
> by a fucking bus.
In a football stadium? I don't think so.
Sylvia.
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Author: Gary R. SchmidtGary R. Schmidt Date: Sep 29, 2007 06:02
Res wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Sep 2007, Sylvia Else wrote:
>
>> "The NRL premiership trophy will be delivered on board a black hawk
>> helicopter in support of Australian Defence Forces."
>>
>> http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,,22485921-23214,00.html?from=public_rss
>>
>> I assume they mean in front of the assembled crowd.
>>
>> I can't help feeling that this is really not a good idea. Things can and
>> do go wrong with helicopters during landing and takeoff, and needlessly >
> oh for fucks sake.... you have a far better chance of being hit and killed
> by a fucking bus.
>
Even more to the point - it's a *rugby* match, there'll only be the
proverbial two men and a dog there to *be* hit.
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