Overview

• Remote Helicopters pilot Michael Burbidge told the court he alone disposed of Chris Wilson’s phone at the crash site and maintained Wright was not involved.
• A covert phone intercept captured Wright instructing an associate to “just burn” the maintenance release and admitting he kept no logbook.
• Former colleague Timothy Luck testified he repeatedly saw Hobbs meters disconnected and said under-reporting flight hours was a routine practice.
• Justice Alan Blow rebuked Channel Nine’s A Current Affair for unfair pre-trial coverage and warned jurors to avoid external media.
• Crown prosecutor Jason Gullaci emphasized the case targets alleged obstruction of justice through record tampering, not responsibility for the crash.