Helicopter knocks out cable car, killing nine.

Freak accident, considering the timing of the speed of helicopter, the
height and the speed of the falling load and the speed of the tramcar.
What are the odds?

My sicerest condolences to the family of the deceased and the injured
and my best wishes for the pilot and his family. A tragedy for all.

Bryan "The Monk" Chaisone

Flyingmonk wrote:

Freak accident, considering the timing of the speed of helicopter, the
height and the speed of the falling load and the speed of the tramcar.
What are the odds?

Just goes to show how fleeting life can be.

Imagine in the last minute.... people laughing and giggling, enjoying
the view, taking pictures, and a moment later sheer terror as they are
thrown from the gonola or caught in the gondola as it hurls to the
ground.

Mr. Timber wrote:
Just goes to show how fleeting life can be.

Imagine in the last minute.... people laughing and giggling, enjoying
the view, taking pictures, and a moment later sheer terror as they are
thrown from the gonola or caught in the gondola as it hurls to the
ground.

I didn't think of that, but now that you brought it up... It must have
been horible.

Bryan "The Monk" Chaisone

Who's at fault, who's gonna pay for this?

The management?
The pilot?
The tram operator?

Bryan "The Monk" Chaisone

"Flyingmonk" wrote in message
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Who's at fault, who's gonna pay for this?

The management?
The pilot?
The tram operator?

Company the pilot was flying for, and if any fault can be found with the
equipment the company was using, (rigging, ect) that company, too.

My guess is the pilot will be OK, except for being fired, and being cited by
the aviation authorities, for doing "something wrong to be determined
later", and will be needing a career change. His pockets are not going to
be found as deep enough for the lawyers to go after.

YMMV
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:

My guess is the pilot will be OK, except for being fired, and being cited by
the aviation authorities, for doing "something wrong to be determined
later", and will be needing a career change. His pockets are not going to
be found as deep enough for the lawyers to go after.

This happened in Austria, not in the USA.

Stefan