Originally Posted by
ShyTorque
There's a great deal of debate about passenger harnesses but surely more relevant is the cause of the aircraft entering the water in the first place and why it rolled inverted after touching down.
Hmm, I'm not so sure.
Helicopters will always find ways to end in the drink upside down. People need to have a chance to egress. On land a situation with a fire on board after a mishap would have been equally horrendous.
No way such harnesses without any quick release by the person wearing it should be allowed anywhere and for anyone in helicopters.
Yes it is highly questionable if such feet on skids operations should be allowed for tourists. That said, if it were professional photographers, the result would have been exactly the same.
If they had proper HUET: With that harness in question very likely still same result.