The Master Posted November 29, 2013 Author Share Posted November 29, 2013 Confirmation it's the Police Helicopter: Victor Mike 70 is no more. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambCelt Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 I've stayed in the hotel across from that pub before. Right on the Clyde. Maybe the pilot was aiming for a crash landing on the river but fell short. Same here - stayed there for the Spartak match. Had drinks in The Scotia and did not see any helicopters, thankfully. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucksburnDandy Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Awful news, hope to god everyone gets out safe and well. Been enough ditched helicopters up this neck of the woods over the last few years without any more fatalities 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsh Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 I doubt the rotors would have inflicted much damage - the main rotor would most probably be driven by a free power turbine so the rotors aren't 'fixed' directly to the engines - they should come to a stop reasonably quickly during a collision ! Yeah Gordon Smart just confirmed the rotors weren't spinning. On a side note, the woman interviewing him is a fud. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambCelt Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-25163045 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanmistermustard Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Yeah Gordon Smart just confirmed the rotors weren't spinning. On a side note, the woman interviewing him is a fud. Yip. High levels of journalism on the bbc tonight. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Photos don't look too encouraging. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginge123 Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Not to sound selfish but I'm not having much luck keeping promises to my girlfriend. Dragged her to an hour and a half of Kraftwerk during the summer when Mumford and Sons were on. Said I'd buy her tickets to see them next time they were here. They went on hiatus pretty soon after. She's always asking to go to this place as well. Said to her last week I'd take her next time we were down in Glasgow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFC Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Looks like it went through the roof, would be surprised if there isn't any fatalities in the pub. Hope I'm wrong. Why would it not explode? Has this been a lucky escape in some respects? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowden til i die Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 I'm told there was a gig going on in the pub. Sounds awful. :-(Kick the band when they're down huh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted November 29, 2013 Author Share Posted November 29, 2013 Hope I'm wrong. Why would it not explode? There's a suggestion it ran out of fuel, which is consistent with no explosion. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALDERON Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Looks like it went through the roof, would be surprised if there isn't any fatalities in the pub.Hope I'm wrong. Why would it not explode?Has this been a lucky escape in some respects? Maybe no fuel on board at all? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larbert_Par Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Horrific images coming in on the BBC. Gordon Smart sounded really shaken when he was speaking as well. Really hope everyone will be ok. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Strange reaction. Why hooray? Cuz we total h8 dem po-po innit 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Yip. High levels of journalism on the bbc tonight. Asking a clearly shaken woman who lives nearby 'does it appear to be a police helicopter?', whilst the picture of the chopper with the word 'POLICE' on the side adorns the screen. Fucking hell. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~~~ Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Things don't always blow up when they crash, don't believe Hollywood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Yeah Gordon Smart just confirmed the rotors weren't spinning. On a side note, the woman interviewing him is a fud. Aye, she was interviewing a woman via mobile, 'Is it clear that a helicopter crashed?' just as a photo of a crashed police chopper on the roof appeared. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musketeer Gripweed Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 I've just found a pound down the back of the sofa. You are a fanny. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebanda's Handyman Services Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Looks like it went through the roof, would be surprised if there isn't any fatalities in the pub. Hope I'm wrong. Why would it not explode? Has this been a lucky escape in some respects? I'd be amazed if everyone gets out of that alive. Can't see it unfortunately. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Oh for f**k sake. The heat of the sun. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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