Comment of the Day: 'I'm Goin' Down, Mate!'
Today we learned about a very lucky pilot who nearly met his end in New Zealand. With such a close call, you have to wonder what was going on in the cockpit during that landing. One helpful commenter supplied us with the transcript.
Transcript between the helicopter pilot and the 'tower agent' (flight director) just before the dangerous crash:
PILOT: Taa, thees ees Poilet Joines. Oi'm pripairn' to descend.
TOWER: Awroit, Joines. Oi advoise cahe. Use extroim caution in thet toit spot.
PILOT: Thet's wot she said.
TOWER: Roit. Thet's a good one. Do be caheful. Eef you hit the soides, yaw loikely to snep in hawf.
PILOT: Thet's wot she said.
TOWER: Ah, ye got me egin. Awroit, teck it een sloiw.
PILOT: Thet's ... Aw, fook me.
[Loud crashing sounds are heard.]
TOWER: Thet's wot she said.
Cheers!