The crew on an army helicopter that started Canberra's devastating 2020 bushfires were landing for a toilet break when they inadvertently ignited the monster blaze.
One of the pilots says he didn't think to have one of his passengers contact emergency services about the fire even after noting its size, insisting he was "concerned we were going to fall out of the sky" due to aircraft damage.
An inquest began at the ACT Coroners Court on Monday, focusing on the 45 minutes it took for the MRH-90 Taipan helicopter's crew to alert the ACT Emergency Service Agency to the fire's location.
