Well done for breaking the news, R101 : the local media has been very hush-hush about this one. Any landing from which you can swim away from must be a good landing. 
To our friends at GFS : Get off your high horse and admit your crew and aircraft are not infallible. Isn’t the stringent cadet recruitment and training supposed to eliminate this sort of thing ? And did it surprise you that twin engines did not provide you with the redundancy when most needed ? Go back to flight school and start all over again. Or just stick to what you do best – VIP harbour scenic flights – in fact it’s the only thing you can manage with any degree of success.
To our friends at HKCAD : Remind yourselves that GFS is not above the law (i.e. you). Don’t sweep it under the carpet and run for cover to avoid personal early retirement. You as regulator should review their HOGE procedures or, better still, direct them to subcontract what they are incapable of doing to those who know how to do it properly. Jack of all trades, master of none.
To our friends at SkyShuttle : You will be too aware of what happens during OEI, despite official statements about twin engines to put the public at ease. Don’t try and make a run for it because you know you will end up in the drink whatever the manufacturers say. Keep your wits, and keep your job.
To our friends at HKAC : Stop playing expert at this game. What you know is less than one-tenth of the knowledge required to fly a single-engined helicopter (never mind twins). Don’t criticize or belittle others’ flying techniques, as yours is totally inept and it will bite you hard one day. Stay humble and learn elsewhere, as your local instructor knows even less than you do.
Enough rant from my soapbox.
Last edited by ReverseFlight; 31st December 2010 at 17:26.