S76H... Er I don't think so in this case. Yes, immediately after it happened and in the helio, he was in shock and full of self doubt (his words to me), but after seeing the photographs and discussing it all with Steve, he was in no doubt that he made the right decision.
Apart from anything else, he is one of the few pilots in the Royal Air Force to have an assessment of ability as... 'EXCEPTIONAL'.
The award of the Air Force Cross, followed by promotion to Squadron Leader (for exceptional leadership), confirmed to him just how right he was. Reinforced by the investigating engineers assessment that they were less than 90 seconds from structural failure.
Self, nagging doubts...? I don't think so.
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