Originally Posted by
Lawprof
As a teacher of the law and attorney, don't know I've ever seen a more competent, thorough eyewitness this side of a professional, such as a law enforcement officer. This guy's either the best BSer I've ever seen or the best layman eyewitness I've ever seen.
Lawprof - that 'expert witness' was very sure the helicopter was hovering or flying very slowly - not consistent with the debris field at the accident site.
Not consistent with the ADS-B data or the information released at the Monday NTSB briefing either. But probably an honest account of what he heard, he admits that he didn't see much prior to the crash. Maybe the helo was in a hover before it lost control and plummeted.
It's been explained to me by an adjunct law professor (kinda like a pilot who is a 'consultant'
) that it doesn't matter that much whether expert testimony is correct. It matters whether the testimony is persuasive to a judge and jury.