Originally Posted by
HeliComparator
And yet look at that recent report about the S92 in Canada. Ok they missed the sea by 13’ but it was very close. And not the first time. The 225 may have a quickly-detachable rotor head but the autopilot made the aircraft much safer in the face of loss of SA/pilot incompetence. But as ever, unfortunately humans don’t evaluate risk logically or rationally.
I agree about the risk evaluation not necessarily being logical.
The thing that resonates with me is: If the rotor head departs, no matter what, no matter how good or lucky you are as a pilot, you have a few seconds of terrifying life left.
Most of us believe, rightly or wrongly, that catastrophic incompetence can be avoided, or even recovered from, as in the S92 near miss referenced.