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R22 totaled at YRED this morning

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EC135 T1 POH

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For Sale - CPL-H Study Material (complete AFT pack) Melbourne

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AS350 or B206L with spray gear wanted

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UAS by the Numbers

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For Sale - CPL-H Study Material (complete AFT pack)

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Pneumothorax

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Australian VTOL news

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- Kobe Bryant's helicopter pilot told he was flying too low before crash outside Los Angeles - ABC News > Monday 27th January 2020 0800Z
- Kobe Bryant dead: The chopper in fatal crash was missing a crucial piece of equipment - Fox Sports > Thursday 30th January 2020 0800Z
- Jurassic ark: the secret mission to save the Wollemi pines from bushfires - The Australian > Friday 14th February 2020 0100Z
- Worst fire threat since 2003, ACT chief minister says ? as it happened - The Guardian > Tuesday 28th January 2020 0800Z
- NSW Police and crash site investigators comb through C-130 wreckage, recover black box - ABC News > Saturday 25th January 2020 0800Z
- Novak Djokovic pays tribute to Kobe Bryant after Australian Open win ? video - The Guardian > Sunday 2nd February 2020 0800Z
- Helicopter crashes as bureau forecasts heatwave ? as it happened - The Guardian > Saturday 7th December 2019 0800Z
- Russian-built Mil Mi-24 attack helicopters buried in Darwin dump - ABC News > Monday 28th October 2019 0700Z
- Fans attempting to pay respects to Kobe Bryant keep visiting the wrong gravesite - Yahoo News Australia > Wednesday 19th February 2020 1147Z

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Medical Talk
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Heli Pic's
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