Originally Posted by
finalchecksplease
Yes two pilots but from the accident report:"Both pilots maintained single-pilot qualifications to operate the helicopter; they were not trained or tested as a crew of two. The helicopter was operated privately, therefore no flight crew duty limitations applied."
The Bahama's AW139 also had two pilots up front but unless they have received proper training to operate as two crew having two pilots in the cockpit can be more of a hinderance than helpful.
From personal experience coming from a SPIFR to a MP setup does requires training & adjustment before you can operate efficiently two crew.
And don't forget poor old Rescue 116 which was two employed, fully multicrew trained pilots, and it looks rather as if the two crew mullarkey actually prevented them responding to the situation with sufficient urgency. What Kobe needed in this flight was a properly trained IFR operation, single, two, or multicrew doesn't much matter.