Sebastian Robinson, who was left a paraplegic by a February 2022 crash that killed Wright’s co-star Chris ‘Willow’ Wilson, gave evidence on Tuesday

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Reality TV star Matt Wright routinely told his helicopter pilots to “pop the clock” on their machines so flight hours wouldn’t be recorded and service checks could be put off, a court has been told.

The Outback Wrangler star was looked up to by young pilots who readily followed his orders despite his failure to follow aviation rules, a jury in the supreme court in Darwin heard.