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Old 20th Apr 2019, 01:39
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megan
 
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Why don't you get a job with the regulator and have the system/design changed. According to you the people doing the job don't have a clue.

Accidents by activity- Commercial air travel & aerial work - Training 7.62%, Positioning/Ferry 5.1%, Air travel 14.6%, Agriculture 7%, Passenger/Cargo aerial work 38.2%, External load 3.2%, Aerial observation 1.3%, Air tour/sightseeing .65%, Emergency medical 5.1%, Utilities patrol 12.7%, SAR 1.3%, Other 3.2%.

Accidents by immediate cause - System failure 22%, Errors 38%, Violations 33%, Other 7%.

Accidents caused by system failures - Engines 75.9%, Main gear box fire, Tail rotor blade breakage, Directional control failure, Pitch control failure, Tail boom breakage, Tail rotor pylon breakage, Trimming failure, each contributed 3.4%

Accidents by error - Misassessment of weather 18.2%, Misjudgement of landing 8%, Not going around 4%, Flight below MSA 21%, Overload 2.8%, Not considering wind 2.8%, Inadequate pilot judgement 34.7%, Poor circumspection 8.5%.

Accidents by violation - Violation of MSA 55%, Violation of weather minima 30%, Other 15%.

The figures are according to the International Helicopter Safety Team, but what would they know.
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Crab, my advice is, DON'T.
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