Originally Posted by
peely
Chatting to a few guys yesterday who had spoken to the pilot sounds like he was directly over the pad centre in a high hover descending when there was a sudden change of circumstances and it all went wrong from there. It will be interesting to see if they find a technical issue during investigation, which does not explain why he did not make the pad, but will confirm the pilots side of events.
Why should you end up in a high hover above an elevated Helipad?
You can Do a steeper than normal approach, but you should always see the landing spot between your feet, so in case anythings goes bollocks, you know where to aim for.... - its the only spot available.....