Originally Posted by
SASless
Tour pilots in Hawaii do not have a monopoly on that do they?
Helicopter pilots are pretty stupid folks over all.....they continue to kill themselves for the same tired old reasons year after year world wide.
That was the point.
Its not enough to shrug the shoulders and say "pilots don't have to fly".
There is pressure in all operations to get the job done, whether real or perceived.
Tour operators are particularly pushy to keep the organ grinding away.
No amount of self-regulation will change that and it is a cop-out to put the responsibility solely on the pilot.
Where tour operators are unique, wherever you go, most residents consider them a nuisance, benefitting the few. Being defensive and indignant won't change that.