Originally Posted by
SASless
How would you improve the situation were you to have that opportunity?
The very nature of helicopter operations means there will inevitably be more ‘accidents’ than our fixed wing counterparts. We need to accept that fact and move on.
Training will help, SOPs should help, Experience will help, improved equipment will help; but one will never fully eliminate the risks. To fully eliminate the risks would mean fully eliminating what helicopters are uniquely capable of doing. You can’t have those unique capabilities without the risk.
Regulators continually try to regulate (the clue is in the name) away the risks. In so doing, they regulate away capabilities. I don’t see capabilities improving any time soon, due to ever increasing regulation. But the job still needs to be done…. doesn’t it?