Helicopter crashes into crane in London.
16-01-2013, 12:39
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Re: Helicopter crashes into crane in London.
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Correction - trains through Vauxhall terminate at Waterloo generally being South West Trains.
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Sorry, got my train lines mixed up..
However, disabling those lines would still impact a lot of people.
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16-01-2013, 12:46
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Re: Helicopter crashes into crane in London.
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Sorry, got my train lines mixed up..
However, disabling those lines would still impact a lot of people.
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The South West train site says 11:00
"Vauxhall Railway Station has now reopened following a helicopter crash in the area earlier. Trains have started to pick up and set down passengers again at this station.
The Vauxhall Underground station has also reopened"
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16-01-2013, 13:34
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Re: Helicopter crashes into crane in London.
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BBC News is so much more chilled out.
Sky NEWS will just make you think the world is coming to an end.
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If it makes you think like that then you are incredibly narrow minded.
A Helicopter has crashed in London, Sky News is obviously reporting it, as is BBC News, but as I am watching it, I am not feeling the sense of impending doom or that the world is about to end and niether news station is giving me an impression the world is ending. Nor do I agree with earlier claims in this thread that Sky was jumping on to Terrorism claims.
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16-01-2013, 13:43
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Re: Helicopter crashes into crane in London.
Unfortunately, the interpretation is often in the eye of the beholder - some people just like watch the world burn, and if it isn't, like to think that it is going to....
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16-01-2013, 13:49
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Re: Helicopter crashes into crane in London.
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If it makes you think like that then you are incredibly narrow minded.
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It doesn't make me think like that. but I can see how it would others.
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A Helicopter has crashed in London, Sky News is obviously reporting it, as is BBC News, but as I am watching it, I am not feeling the sense of impending doom or that the world is about to end and niether news station is giving me an impression the world is ending. Nor do I agree with earlier claims in this thread that Sky was jumping on to Terrorism claims.
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Have they had the terrorism man on yet? I haven't been watching it.
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Prime Minister David Cameron was "very saddened to learn of the fatalities and injuries" in the crash, his spokesman said.
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Even if he wasn't saddened. his spokesman would still say he was.
I've never understood why we always want to know what any PM thinks.
we've never heard of one that doesn't give a fig.
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16-01-2013, 13:58
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Re: Helicopter crashes into crane in London.
Go back to bed Gary L and get out the right side. 
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16-01-2013, 15:51
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Re: Helicopter crashes into crane in London.
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Really? - I have just been watching Sky News for last hour and half, not one mention of it being a Terrorist Attack at all in their reports.
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Eamonn Holmes put the suggestion to one of the witnesses early on in their coverage and it was mentioned several times while I was listening. You appear to have missed that which accounts for your comment. As more facts became known from the emergency services etc. Sky obviously stopped mentioning the possible terrorist angle. Can't comment on what the Beeb were reporting as I wasn't listening to them.
Whenever there's an incident in London we get the same speculation and it's not entirely surprising -hence my comment. Not that long ago it was a disgruntled HGV driver who held up a building in Tottenham Court Road.
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16-01-2013, 16:16
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Re: Helicopter crashes into crane in London.
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l think its near the MI5 building Derek from my experiences of this area but yes from what l have heard l think the chances of terrorism as you say are pretty slim.
Reports are now saying that sadly two people have died.  |
Not far from either but literally just the other side of the road from the SIS (MI6 if you like) building at Vauxhall Cross. The other guys are across the river at Millbank, further up towards Lambeth Bridge.
Thing is there should have been a NOTAM (notice to airmen) regarding that tower crane for pilots on visual flight rules so the pilot should really have known about it.
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16-01-2013, 17:30
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Tragic. R.I.P
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16-01-2013, 18:56
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Re: Helicopter crashes into crane in London.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21049125
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The pilot of a helicopter which crashed into a crane in London had thousands of hours of flying experience.
Capt Pete Barnes, 50, died when his helicopter hit the crane on The Tower, One St George Wharf in South Lambeth.
He had amassed 12,000 flying hours in a varied career which included working on films such as Saving Private Ryan and for the Great North Air Ambulance.
He had flown for Redhill firm Rotormotion for 15 years and colleagues described him as "highly skilled".
He also ran Helivision Ltd, specialising in aerial filming.
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RIP.
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16-01-2013, 19:09
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Listening to the reports on the beeb radio news and jeremy vine it appears that the helicipter has hit the boom of the 700ft crane .A helicipter pilot who flies that rout was on the radio saying that the pilots have to fly along the thames incase of malfuntion then they can just ditch in the thames instead of a built up area so it begs the question if the pilot was on course why was the boom parked over the thames smack in the middle of the helicopter flying zone which is between 500ft and 1500ft
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16-01-2013, 19:25
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Re: Helicopter crashes into crane in London.
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Thing is there should have been a NOTAM (notice to airmen) regarding that tower crane for pilots on visual flight rules so the pilot should really have known about it.
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There was an IB (Information Bulletin) about the crane and it was lit at night, but he may not have got it as he had deviated due to weather.
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16-01-2013, 20:17
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Re: Helicopter crashes into crane in London.
Just been watching Jeff Randall live on sky news and all he is interested in is blaming the pilot of the chopper and trying unsuccessfully to big up the chance of it happening again. **** news at its best.
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16-01-2013, 20:22
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Re: Helicopter crashes into crane in London.
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Just been watching Jeff Randall live on sky news and all he is interested in is blaming the pilot of the chopper and trying unsuccessfully to big up the chance of it happening again. **** news at its best.
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Apparently the pilot was an ex air ambulance pilot amongst other things up here in the NE with thousands of hours behind him
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16-01-2013, 21:00
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Re: Helicopter crashes into crane in London.
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Apparently the pilot was an ex air ambulance pilot amongst other things up here in the NE with thousands of hours behind him
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The news are not interested in that, it does not draw people to watch they rubbish
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