"Robinson seem to assert this 'risk' is because a passenger is on board and not in any way associated with a design fault of the helicopter."
Robinson helicopters make up 35 per cent of the New Zealand fleet but 49 per cent of accidents, 64 per cent of fatal crashes and all seven fatal mast-bump accidents.
The company has blamed many accidents on poor pilot training, while critics have contended the helicopter has a design flaw.
that seems to be the two sides in the ongoing debate about Robbies in a nutshell