tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35229604.post3068270304608141458..comments2024-03-16T11:54:08.553+13:00Comments on Bandit Rider: Expedition Makairo RoadAndrew Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00716829007873864871noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35229604.post-17532640561856874052021-05-23T00:33:29.497+12:002021-05-23T00:33:29.497+12:00Wrong bike for that track bro, should have been on...Wrong bike for that track bro, should have been on dirt bikes or adventure R1's. Hope your mate is ok.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35229604.post-77626463399996706962021-05-22T19:42:43.311+12:002021-05-22T19:42:43.311+12:00Yeah, I've heard of those things Dom. You'...Yeah, I've heard of those things Dom. You're probably right about the modern safety standards. There was plenty of room for the winching, just no landing at the site.Andrew Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00716829007873864871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35229604.post-55503702653005184882021-05-22T01:26:47.695+12:002021-05-22T01:26:47.695+12:00Quite the adventure! You're mention of the fa...Quite the adventure! You're mention of the fact that helicopter couldn't land dredged up an old memory of what the army called the jungle penetrator..... Basically a metal probe that dropped from a helicopter on a cable and then you could fold out a platform for the injured soldier to be lifted out of the jungle. I wonder now if such devices are still in use or do they just not pass modern safety standards. Anyways, good posting!redlegsrideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927757855921321097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35229604.post-19371843156364995302021-05-20T20:51:46.436+12:002021-05-20T20:51:46.436+12:00Thanks Stephen, missed you at lunch - where were y...Thanks Stephen, missed you at lunch - where were you ;)Andrew Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00716829007873864871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35229604.post-14091272640253692432021-05-20T07:22:21.306+12:002021-05-20T07:22:21.306+12:00Excellent report AndrewExcellent report AndrewOatershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319723719194529251noreply@blogger.com