DB - "This single accident raised a lot of issues. All inter related and all significant."
HeliComparator - "The whole industry, including the CAA, is culpable for this accident."
Thank you both.
Telling the pilots what they "should have been doing" is the easy part.
Dealing with what got us to this point, is a task that demands attention and begs greater engagement from us all - and across the board. It is not of huge benefit if the "joined up" response at executive level only serves to create an illusion of progress, when very little has actually changed for the crews. How many North Sea pilots have even seen the FCOM for their aircraft?
As for the CAA. I think it is fair to include the organisation as a contributing factor. "Light touch" regulation just doesn't work. If expert help is needed - get it.
There are more avoidable accidents waiting to happen - who will we be trying to blame the next time?