Michael James, 52, saved the lives of all five of his passengers - couples Riaan and Elmarie Steenberg, and Marle and Edward Swart, and a tourist from WA - after stabilising his aircraft.
Ron and Diane Hughes, aged 65 and 57, were two of four victims who died when the helicopters collided in front of hundreds of horrified tourists on Australia s Gold Coast on Monday.
The owner of Sea World Helicopters, the company involved in the horror helicopter crash that claimed the lives of four people has broken his silence in an emotional statement on Thursday.