Originally Posted by
Mitchaa
..No hindsight about it, it was a human error, he shouldn’t have signed for something that he hadn’t done correctly.
Sure, as pilots we need to rely on other people to do their job properly. Despite this, ultimately the pilot is responsible for the final disposition of the aircraft. If I was flying an aircraft that did an unexpected 45 degree right turn in the hover that was not arrested with full left pedal I would most certainly be parking the bus on that very spot and calling one of those aforementioned other people to deal with it.