Originally Posted by
SLFMS
It was a bit callous ET. While I don’t tend to feel sorry for real darwinians a tail rotor is a bit insidious and people just do not realise how much so. T/R’s have got enough experienced crew that know the dangers so it is not fair to expect a member of the public to understand.
Rotors turning pax change need ground crew to supervise otherwise shut down.
Indeed however, taking yourself out of the gene pool taking a selfie is not one of those situations.
I have not a shred of sympathy for the individual. The people I feel for are the pilot, the operator and the emergency services team that have to deal with the aftermath.