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Old 14th Jan 2020, 00:57
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nomorehelosforme
 
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When it doubt don’t go, if you encounter bad weather turn back, easy words to say.... but as said by many and sadly proven, peer pressure, Coporate pressure and possibly own financial costs pressures seem to contribute to so many of accidents that end up getting discussed on here.

Not sure how things can improve to mitigate these outside pressures to fly in what might be uncertain conditions, sadly, in my opinion one major factor is money, weather it be the guy with millions demanding his 2 pilots take off in his “all singing all dancing “ VVIP twin whatever it is, or a low hour tour pilot gaining as many hours as possible in an R44 that is getting pressure from the tour company “let’s fit another trip in before the clouds come in”....
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