Originally Posted by
Agile
it makes perfect sense to me, when I get the family onboard, I always try to have somebody in the copilot seat that can land the aircraft in case I get suddenly disabled.
I remember one operator complaining that most his VIP charter were systematically requesting a twin engine heli, while they were satisfied with a single pilot crew, he was making the point that a single engine heli with a dual crew was actually safer.
Twice when I have requested a twin I never requested 2 pilots but on both occasions I got 2 pilots, possibly company policy? Both flights were out of Naples airport Italy