Originally Posted by
Twist & Shout
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.
Yes I get that. Every pilot thinks it (a major piloting cockup) couldn’t possibly happen to me because I’m not that stupid. But I can’t see how that translates onto the passengers. Whether they crash and burn due to pilot error, or due to system design/manufacture error, surely doesn’t matter to them.