Originally Posted by
John Eacott
Says someone who hasn't the faintest idea.
Shipboard operations have helicopters lashed to the deck during start and windup, with qualified ratings tasked to remove
all lashings when signaled to do so by the FDO (marshaller to non Navy types). The ratings when clear of the helicopter hold up the removed lashings (tie-downs) and when checked the pilot is then cleared to take off. Since there are two lashings on the tail it would seem that the rating allocated removed only one and the FDO missed that in the dark.
SFA to do with 76fan and his preflight check
Thanks John, point taken but it was definitely some one, or two's fault, or it wouldn't have happened. The rating and the FDO then.
Apologies 76fan, my bad.