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5 from same family killed in sightseeing helicopter crash near Mount Everest
UPI ^
| JULY 11, 2023 / 2:17 PM
| By Patrick Hilsman
Posted on 07/11/2023 11:51:06 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger
Air Airbus H125 helicopter
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posted on
07/11/2023 11:52:11 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
Something incongruous about Mexicans sightseeing in Nepal. Not enough abject poverty to look at in Mexico?
To: Red Badger
Oh my! How incredibly 😞 sad. 🙏🏻
To: Red Badger
Most crashes in Nepal are caused by a phenomenon known as "controlled flight into terrain," 
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posted on
07/11/2023 11:56:11 AM PDT
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
To: twister881
The “family” probably took a side trip while negotiating an “import-export” deal with the Triads.
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posted on
07/11/2023 11:57:02 AM PDT
by
21twelve
(Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
To: twister881
Should have opted for the Titanic tour?
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posted on
07/11/2023 11:57:07 AM PDT
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
To: Magnum44
“controlled flight into terrain,”...........They hit a mountainside in a cloud......................
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posted on
07/11/2023 11:57:18 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: twister881
Rule in life: avoid flying objects with propellers.
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posted on
07/11/2023 11:57:34 AM PDT
by
BlueStateRightist
(Government is best which governs least.)
To: Red Badger
A dangerous time to fly because it should be monsoon season about now. I was in the Himalayas in the post-monsoon season on a Cho Oyu climbing team. The beginning of the post-monsoon season was pretty treacherous in a truck due to torrential rain and landslides coming across roads.
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posted on
07/11/2023 11:58:06 AM PDT
by
MtnClimber
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To: BlueStateRightist
Rule in life: avoid flying objects with propellers. The "Vic Morrow" Rule.
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posted on
07/11/2023 11:58:32 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Red Badger
High elevations and helicopters do not make the best of flying companions.
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posted on
07/11/2023 12:00:16 PM PDT
by
Wuli
To: MtnClimber
Q: Why is it called monsoon?
A: Because they hope it ends soon, mon.................
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posted on
07/11/2023 12:00:25 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: MtnClimber
Q: Why is it called monsoon?
A: Because they hope it ends soon, mon.................
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posted on
07/11/2023 12:00:25 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
This is what is usually called 'pilot error'
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posted on
07/11/2023 12:00:45 PM PDT
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
To: Red Badger
“The pilot was identified as Nepalese citizen Chet B. Gurung”
Is Chet a common Nepalese name? Or were his parents just big fans of “Weird Science”?
To: Red Badger
That phenomenon has taken quite a few entertainers over the years.....Patsy Cline and Stevie Ray Vaughn come to mind.
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posted on
07/11/2023 12:03:43 PM PDT
by
V_TWIN
(America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
To: Red Badger
I remember reading about WWII a number of US fighter pilots in this area flew upside down to look close up at the terrain. When it came time to climb, they pulled up on the stick and were killed.
To: MtnClimber
A dangerous time to fly because it should be monsoon season about now. May is the best time to go to Mt. Everest. There's another opening (but a smaller one) in September.
To: MinorityRepublican
I was there in September-October. Cho Oyu is just west of Everest, but without the crowds.
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posted on
07/11/2023 12:09:37 PM PDT
by
MtnClimber
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