Ah Croqueteer
A gracious and dignified reply proving your pedigree in service of HM Queen Ltd
I am sure Brian will respond to highlight the pressures implicit in the "Go" decision that fateful day and I will maintain a respectful silence because I don't have all the facts either. You will of course excuse my emotive and instinctive support for the crew having had my fillings shaken out in the back of many a Chinook, Wessex, Lynx, Black Hawk and Puma for example, and with nothing but the fullest trust and confidence in the front seats.
My confidence in "Magic String", Flight Computers, Hydraulic Pumps, Servo Jacks, Yaw Parallel Actuators (another story for another time!) and main/tail rotor gearboxes/pinions, freewheel clutches and the like was never quite of the same order
