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We would like to address rumours regarding a gathering of some Nautilus Aviation employees, including off-duty pilots, on Sunday night,
We can confirm this event did occur and was a privately organised send-off for the individual involved in Monday morning's incident, who was recently promoted to a ground crew position at another one of our bases,
You can appreciate that an almost three-quarters of a tonne helicopter going into the side of a building is going to result in a lot of catastrophic damage,
Gotta go to the places that the crocs can't get ya,
he captioned a series of photos taken at a waterfall Casual Wednesday on a day off
A picture of a helicopter parked on a sand spit in the ocean was captioned He was a great employee, we had no concerns about his well being or his mental state,
Mr Finn said on Tuesday afternoon We offer our heartfelt condolences to the individual's family and all who have been affected by this tragedy and continue to offer our support to our employees during this very challenging period.
We'll spend the next couple of days going through witness statements interviewing the operator and trying to build a better picture,
he told reporters on Tuesday We understand it has taken off from Cairns Airport and it's done one lap down through Cairns
They just flew into that building,
a female voice says in a video shared on social media that captured the aftermath Our thoughts are with all affected by the distressing incident at Cairns Esplanade yesterday,
Cairns Airport CEO Richard Barker said One of the focuses of the inquiry ...(is) how sufficient that method of security is,
the Carter Capner Law director said It could have been a student pilot or a licensed pilot ... a former employee, perhaps,
Flying a helicopter, getting it up off the ground, isn’t something that anyone could do,
It’s miraculous … It certainly could have been a lot worse,
Police went to great lengths to reassure the public here that they believe it is a one-off incident and there’s nothing else behind this, because things like this are unsettling,
It was like an army helicopter but faster,
There is no further threat to the community, and we believe this is an isolated incident,
All the pilots have been accounted for."
One landed on the Cairns Esplanade and there was a second propeller located in the hotel pool on the bottom floor and it was on fire,