Goldy Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 3 went down in the ship. Near San Onefre, all 3 are ok (minor injury). Ship landed in the surf..total loss. Definitely a Border Patrol ship. Goldy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDHelicopterPilot Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Wow, that's over by Pendelton right? Been awhile but that is where the powerplant is I think. Glad all is well. JD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67november Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 news clip http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009...r-patrol-c.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyNHighNFast Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Coincidentally, Rotor&Wing interviewed Lynn Tilton in the February issue and they asked her about the 600 and the future of the design. Tilton: "The future is to fix what ails it. It came to market way too quickly. It is loved by great pilots, but it is not an easy aircraft to fly. We are working on fixing the controls and hydraulic issue." On a related note there is an AD for stuck vertical stabilizers (not inferring that has anything to do with this incident) on the 520s and 600s, that requires them to fly with the yaw stabilization augmentation system turned off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldy Posted February 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 On a related note there is an AD for stuck vertical stabilizers (not inferring that has anything to do with this incident) on the 520s and 600s, that requires them to fly with the yaw stabilization augmentation system turned off. And that my dear friend causes them to fly at reduced airspeeds as well....It was pretty sad to see a nice ship bobbing in the surf with the tail section broke off. It looked just like the R22 acccident the day before, very eerie to have two ships down so close. JD- yepp, right next to the power plant and close to the border checkpoint....which is not close to any border....figure that out ! Goldy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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