Originally Posted by
PDR1
The actual collision was with a tree which failed to "give way to any manned aircraft". Presumably you'd now expect the tree to have been arrested and placed in front of a grand jury?
* There would be a presumption, but there are plenty of circumstances in which blame for a collision would lie with the helicopter pilot
I know it's not going to help the debate a great deal, but in order to stick to the facts, there can't be a collision with a tree, unless the tree is moving.
The co in collide refers to two moving objects coming together. Your car can collide with a car coming towards your car, or your car can hit a tree.
A collision can't involve one moving and one static object. That's just not what the word means.