Originally Posted by
megan
You might think it poor decision making but why did the guy find himself in that position?
Malabo is correct when he posted "Operational control, management guidance, regulatory negligence. Do we as an industry really expect a couple of young R44 tour/instructor pilots to have the experience skill and judgement to attempt a night marginal weather flight through the mountains?"
That's interesting, as in the back of the R44 POH is a Safety Notice warning against flying at night in bad weather,...but then maybe those notices only apply when you're flying a Robby?
,...and he most likely found himself in that situation due to the old, "Get the job done" itis. Which is a leading driver in a pilots poor decision making.