Helo crash in London

Oberon · 01-16-13, 03:53 AM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21040410

No idea of casualties yet, but it looks a mess.

BossMark · 01-16-13, 03:59 AM

Just watching this now on BBC, it doesn't look too for anyone who was walking\driving where it came down.

Oberon · 01-16-13, 04:09 AM

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Originally Posted by BossMark

Just watching this now on BBC, it doesn't look too for anyone who was walking\driving where it came down.

One pilot on the chopper, two or three cars on the ground, it's early in the morning, freezing fog, heli-port on the other side of the river from the crash site. Looks like he came in for landing and didn't see the crane until its too late. It managed to avoid most of the residential buildings in the area but, yeah, if anyone was underneath that when it came down...not good.

BossMark · 01-16-13, 04:43 AM

Just been confirmed that two have been killed now

HunterICX · 01-16-13, 05:27 AM

Tragic....

seems there where also 2 wounded

HunterICX

Herr-Berbunch · 01-16-13, 05:38 AM

Only two dead and two injured? If that's all then it's been relatively lucky for a crash in the city at 8am!

A lot of talk about whether or not the crane had AWLs, eyewitnesses seem to be vague if they saw them or not.

Jimbuna · 01-16-13, 06:17 AM

Tragic....two dead is two too many

JU_88 · 01-16-13, 07:16 AM

Ouch! And Lambeth is not too far away from me either.

Tchocky · 01-16-13, 07:58 AM

This is strange. London METAR this morning was not exactly VFR-friendly, and there's no way the helo should have been this low if IFR. Weird.

EDIT - I see it was diverting to Battersea. That explains a bit. Nasty weather for it though.

JU_88 · 01-16-13, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Tchocky

This is strange. London METAR this morning was not exactly VFR-friendly, and there's no way the helo should have been this low if IFR. Weird.

EDIT - I see it was diverting to Battersea. That explains a bit. Nasty weather for it though.

I might even agree with you, if knew what the hell any of those acronyms meant^

Jimbuna · 01-16-13, 09:17 AM

METAR is a format for reporting weather information. A METAR weather report is predominantly used by pilots in fulfillment of a part of a pre-flight weather briefing, and by meteorologists, who use aggregated METAR information to assist in weather forecasting.

Visual flight rules (VFR) are a set of regulations under which a pilot operates an aircraft in weather conditions generally clear enough to allow the pilot to see where the aircraft is going. Specifically, the weather must be better than basic VFR weather minima, i.e. in visual meteorological conditions (VMC), as specified in the rules of the relevant aviation authority. The pilot must be able to operate the aircraft with visual reference to the ground, and by visually avoiding obstructions and other aircraft.

Instrument flight rules (IFR) is one of two sets of regulations governing all aspects of civil aviation aircraft operations; the other is visual flight rules (VFR).

Herr-Berbunch · 01-16-13, 11:24 AM

I wondered when and how the tenuous local links would occur.

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Captain Pete Barnes flew the area's ambucopter and would probably have been involved in incidents in North East Lincolnshire.

Takeda Shingen · 01-16-13, 11:27 AM

Woah, you guys meant actually in London. Anytime an aircraft crashes in an urban area it will be very messy. As tragic as it is, if there are only 4 victims, then things were quite fortunate overall.

Herr-Berbunch · 01-16-13, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Woah, you guys meant actually in London. Anytime an aircraft crashes in an urban area it will be very messy. As tragic as it is, if there are only 4 victims, then things were quite fortunate overall.

That figure's been amended to two dead, 12 wounded - none severely, fortunately.

A slight change in direction and speed and it would've been a whole lot worse.

Cybermat47 · 01-16-13, 02:32 PM

This is terrible. You don't really expect a plane or helicopter to crash in a capital city.

01-16-13, 03:53 AM	#1
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Helo crash in London http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21040410 No idea of casualties yet, but it looks a mess.

01-16-13, 03:59 AM	#2
BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	Just watching this now on BBC, it doesn't look too for anyone who was walking\driving where it came down. __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

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BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	Just been confirmed that two have been killed now __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

01-16-13, 05:27 AM	#5
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Tragic.... seems there where also 2 wounded HunterICX __________________

01-16-13, 05:38 AM	#6
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Only two dead and two injured? If that's all then it's been relatively lucky for a crash in the city at 8am! A lot of talk about whether or not the crane had AWLs, eyewitnesses seem to be vague if they saw them or not. __________________

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Tragic....two dead is two too many __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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JU_88 Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,803 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Ouch! And Lambeth is not too far away from me either.

01-16-13, 07:58 AM	#9
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	This is strange. London METAR this morning was not exactly VFR-friendly, and there's no way the helo should have been this low if IFR. Weird. EDIT - I see it was diverting to Battersea. That explains a bit. Nasty weather for it though. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	METAR is a format for reporting weather information. A METAR weather report is predominantly used by pilots in fulfillment of a part of a pre-flight weather briefing, and by meteorologists, who use aggregated METAR information to assist in weather forecasting. Visual flight rules (VFR) are a set of regulations under which a pilot operates an aircraft in weather conditions generally clear enough to allow the pilot to see where the aircraft is going. Specifically, the weather must be better than basic VFR weather minima, i.e. in visual meteorological conditions (VMC), as specified in the rules of the relevant aviation authority. The pilot must be able to operate the aircraft with visual reference to the ground, and by visually avoiding obstructions and other aircraft. Instrument flight rules (IFR) is one of two sets of regulations governing all aspects of civil aviation aircraft operations; the other is visual flight rules (VFR). __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-16-13, 11:27 AM	#13
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Woah, you guys meant actually in London. Anytime an aircraft crashes in an urban area it will be very messy. As tragic as it is, if there are only 4 victims, then things were quite fortunate overall.

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