G=EMC^2 Glazier wrote:
Hi nightbat Read helicopters need lot more maintenance than planes. In
all these rescues they are pushed to their limit and used to lift heavy
loads must take a lot out of the pivot point of the rotor(strain) Bert

No serious injuries, Bert.
Apparently, it wasn't on a resue mission.

Hmmm.


I heard a rather alarming report on the radio news this morning!

Someone was quoted as saying that there could be upwards of 15,000 to
20,000 dead from 'Katrina' ?

That would easily make it the worst disaster in modern American
history. ( ... disregarding Mexico, C. America & S. America of which I
am ignorant. )



RL