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| Thread ID: 130413 | 2013-04-09 11:41:00 | Hovering helicopter 'gravely offensive' | Zippity (58) | PC World Chat |
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| 1336150 | 2013-04-09 22:01:00 | And just who would he have disturbed on the peak of Mt Cook? The only thing he would have disturbed would be a figment of the imagination. :rolleyes: |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1336151 | 2013-04-09 22:07:00 | So does this mean that someone trapped on the summit of Mt Cook would not be able to be rescued by SAR helicopter (unless it was fitted with a scoop and did a fly-by)? | johcar (6283) | ||
| 1336152 | 2013-04-09 22:14:00 | I think the thing with this case is the pilot pleaded guilty to avoid a long court case as the article says. I think if he pleaded not guilty and gone before a jury he would of been found not guilty, but who knows. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1336153 | 2013-04-09 22:17:00 | I think he must have pleaded guilty to save a long court case. I am not a helicopter pilot but I doubt that a helicopter could hover out of ground effect at that altitude which must be around 9000ft. Maybe if he was very light it could. I think it was as he said, he was flying past when the photographs were taken so it looked like he was hovering over the summit. If he was it was a stupid thing to do. Actually over 12000ft and I agree with 4 pax on board, no way. |
Arnie (6624) | ||
| 1336154 | 2013-04-09 23:27:00 | One must remember the charges were brought by DOC, not the CAA. And these charges were on the following grounds. I quote: “In the summary of facts read to the court, the Department of Conservation (DOC) said the 3754-metre peak represented, to Ngai Tahu, "the most sacred of ancestors, from whom Ngai Tahu descend and who provide the iwi with its sense of communal identity, solidarity and purpose". Now, as already suggested by others, the pilot probably pleaded guilty because of the trivial nature of the offence. I bet he got a hell of a fright when he saw the fine. :D And of course there is the small matter of who took the photo. ;) Were they not disturbing the spirits too? The whole matter is farcical, an opinion shared by the vast majority of those that left comments below the article. |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1336155 | 2013-04-10 01:10:00 | Bob Jones had the solution when a helicopter landed near him on the Tongariro river in 1985. :lol: | BobM (1138) | ||
| 1336156 | 2013-04-10 01:22:00 | I think the thing with this case is the pilot pleaded guilty to avoid a long court case as the article says. I think if he pleaded not guilty and gone before a jury he would of been found not guilty, but who knows. :) But it would most likely have cost him his house in legal fees.. |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 1336157 | 2013-04-10 01:53:00 | Calling it gravely offensive is superstitious nonsense, he did no damage to anything but some peoples opinions. However it is clearly against the law and supposedly pilots are well aware of that, so it's his own fault. No need for all the mumbo jumbo, he broke the law, he got fined, end of story. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1336158 | 2013-04-10 02:00:00 | Is this a matter of safety or of offending our Maori overlords? | Cato (6936) | ||
| 1336159 | 2013-04-10 02:34:00 | Is this a matter of safety or of offending our Maori overlords? They are not my lords only my enemies. |
prefect (6291) | ||
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