Originally Posted by
Robbiee
No, it shouldn't! We don't need yet more regulation just to protect people who cannot be bothered to pay attention to their surroundings.
and you don't know
- if the passengers were clearly briefed before take-off in English
- if the passengers ignored what they had been told, or didn't fully understand it
- if the passengers were escorted from the aircraft on landing by ground crew
- if signage for passengers was present and clear enough to read
- if there was a reason the pilot did not shut down sooner
- if the aircraft was fitted with a rotor brake, whether it was functional, and whether it was used or not
- if the operator was following their own ops manual
- if the ops manual was sufficient
- if the heliport ops manual was being followed
- if the heliport ops manual was sufficient
- if there was any time pressure on anyone involved
- if the sun was in an awkward direction for the deceased to be able to judge the height or distance of the tail rotor
- if the AAIASB statement was based on observations by AAIASB personnel or a telephone call with the operator or something else
- etc etc- so many things to think about
and thus you can't point a finger at the deceased for not being "bothered to pay attention".