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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26573904
Maybe it's because I've been watching "Breaking Bad" and "House of Cards", but...
Richest man in Northern Ireland and head of a multi-national drugs company, you say?
Hmmmmm.... 😉
Isn't he one of the Tory Party's biggest donors?
Who benefits?
Who benefits?
Exactly.
Meh. Rich people killing themselves in helicopters is hardly new.
It's so obviously another Prince Philip sanctioned MI6 kill......
...nothing to do with trying to fly a helicopter in thick fog 😉
Gravity l0ls in the face of wealth...
Meh. [s]Rich[/s] people killing themselves in helicopters is hardly new.
There, fixed that for you.
Yup. Colin McRae proved that.
air travel (in aeroplanes) is really pretty 'safe' (passenger numbers, miles flown). helicopters - not so much unfortunately 🙁
They probably did it with a heart attack gun
'Non-scheduled flight in light aircraft' used to attract the attention of insurance companies, and not in a nice way. Or so I seem to remember. Then there's the possible [i]rich and important person with appointment[/i] scenario, which might apply. But it's wrong to speculate.
kcal - Memberair travel (in aeroplanes) is really pretty 'safe' (passenger numbers, miles flown). helicopters - not so much unfortunately
Helicopters are the motorbikes of the air
Yup. Colin McRae proved that.
same with steve hislop and stevie ray vaughan unfortunately.
Rich man, helicopter - JUST GIT AWAY FROM IT!
How dare you suggest such a thing... Westland have an exemplary record of clean and ethical business practices.
Ask Leon Brittan (while you're there, ask him about the dossier prepared by Geoffrey Dickens)
...nothing to do with trying to fly a helicopter in thick fog
Probably not.........I live about .5 mile from the crash site and a mate of mine who lives even closer said it sounded like a bag of nails when it took off. And he hears it regularly. Me and the Mrs were out on the tandem and stopped to watch it land about 3 hours earlier 🙁