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I hate to be to one to tell, but i everyone who met Robby Cook at last years nats will be proper sad to hear he is in a bad way in the Adelaide Hospitol. 
His folks at home rang me today to tell me the news i heard a few days ago, through the grage vine, that Rob was involved in a chopper accident.I didnt want to bother them with a fone call, but today they rang coz they knew id know and would be wundern wots happening.They also said itd be orrite if i informed the gyro crowd also.The details of the bingle are still sketchy, but as it sounds at the moment, that they had 2 R22s mustern, and had finished yarding up, and were on the way back to camp wen the lead chopper heard a garbled call on the 2way. Wen he turned round to see wot was happening, all he saw was the R22 strike the ground on the passenger [ Rob"s] side, then dust.Seems to have lost power or been over powered by bad air, struck the tail rotor and had no room for a clean auto.The pilot, a close friend and long time pilot was uninjured, but Rob appears to have sustained bad neck injuries, and is now in an induced coma in Adelaide.We are all hopen that Rob, who is only in his late 20s with a young family, will sumhow get out of this in sum way.Couldnt have happened to a better, least deserved bloke, family, or pilot. Please, for the sake of the family, no calls. Ill update wen im told. Thanks.
His folks at home rang me today to tell me the news i heard a few days ago, through the grage vine, that Rob was involved in a chopper accident.I didnt want to bother them with a fone call, but today they rang coz they knew id know and would be wundern wots happening.They also said itd be orrite if i informed the gyro crowd also.The details of the bingle are still sketchy, but as it sounds at the moment, that they had 2 R22s mustern, and had finished yarding up, and were on the way back to camp wen the lead chopper heard a garbled call on the 2way. Wen he turned round to see wot was happening, all he saw was the R22 strike the ground on the passenger [ Rob"s] side, then dust.Seems to have lost power or been over powered by bad air, struck the tail rotor and had no room for a clean auto.The pilot, a close friend and long time pilot was uninjured, but Rob appears to have sustained bad neck injuries, and is now in an induced coma in Adelaide.We are all hopen that Rob, who is only in his late 20s with a young family, will sumhow get out of this in sum way.Couldnt have happened to a better, least deserved bloke, family, or pilot. Please, for the sake of the family, no calls. Ill update wen im told. Thanks.
Good t hear he"s still got his marbles tho. 
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