Originally Posted by
helihub
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".
Based on what I got from the report, he walked into the tail rotor, it did not swing around and hit him. He's 22, not 12.