Gyrocopter crash at Burra today
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Gyrocopter crash at Burra today
A gyrocopter crashed onto the golf course at Burra in S.A.'s mid north this morning. The pilot sustained a badly lacerated finger plus a broken leg. He was initially taken to the Burra hospital, but later flown to Adelaide.
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Amazing journalism, ABC (if DF's version is the correct one).
"Powered hang-glider pilot escapes serious injury after crash in SA's mid-north"
Powered hang-glider pilot escapes serious injury after crash in SA's mid-north - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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"Powered hang-glider pilot escapes serious injury after crash in SA's mid-north"
Powered hang-glider pilot escapes serious injury after crash in SA's mid-north - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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Last edited by deanm; 9th Oct 2014 at 03:09. Reason: Spulling!
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Amazing journalism, ABC (if DF's version is the correct one)
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PS - obviously now it was a powered hang glider & not a gyrocopter as was stated by the SES personnel that first alerted me to the incident. Even on the paging feed it came up as a light aircraft crash, which I guess it was - sort of!
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Yahoo News goes one step further and runs a story describing it as both a powered hang-glider AND a gyrocopter!
https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/25218296...sas-mid-north/
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And there's no sign of rotor blades in the picture being run. Looks to me like it would be better described as an ultralight....
https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/25218296...sas-mid-north/
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And there's no sign of rotor blades in the picture being run. Looks to me like it would be better described as an ultralight....
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