Classic British Flight Sim

This just arrived in my inbox ....... no other details just the link to the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLplm2nYyis

Cheers

Rich

Thank goodness for floatation ability

Not much here either

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=70441

Looks like they were pretty close to the ship when they had to ditch. Notice that the RHIB was on scene by the time they were all out and in the raft.

I'm glad everyone's alright. Too many offshore ditchings have ended much worse sadly.

Edit: Translated news article from the ASN link above - http://translate.google.com/translate?j ... auto&tl=en

Basically, it says that the pilots aren't talking to the press (a good idea) and that they're awaiting the Nigerian AIB investigation (probably going to be quick) but that the helicopter was recovered by a crane ship that happened to be nearby less than 30 minutes after the ditching.

So, this is a huge win-win. Ditch the helicopter without injury and get the helicopter back to use again. I hope someone bought the flight crew a few rounds that night. They deserved it.