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Subscriber only Landing a helicopter on Fraser Island without authorisation has cost a man $500 after he was issued with a penalty infringement notice by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. On Tuesday, a ranger saw the helicopter heading south at low altitude and landing near Eli Creek on the edge of an area of beach used as an airstrip by an authorised commercial aircraft operator. The ranger did not observe any emergency services or media signage on the helicopter, and when the rotors stopped, approached the occupants and asked if there was an emergency. The pilot said he had landed to collect visitors to the island and would move on once they were on board.
Pilot cops hefty fine for illegal landing on Fraser Island
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Pilot cops hefty fine for illegal landing on Fraser Island
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