Originally Posted by
ShyTorque
I once had this happen to me in a Puma. Thankfully, it happened during the initial climb rather than the hover, so we had enough ground clearance to avoid a great deal more trouble.
I had the seat suddenly coming loose in the lenght adjustment in a NH90 sending me all
the way to the rear stop during the final
phase of a landing in a small hole in the forrest.
I didnt have any direct problems to keep
control and my copilot was quickly on the controls
also, hearing the clonk from the seat.
Its easy to imagine a smaller pilot going all the way back and at the same time a copilot that dont react as quick as mine did, and the formula for an accident is there.
Seats need to be very safe(fool proof) but I think the manufacturers often build in risks for this
kind of problem.