CHINOOK
TandemRotor,
Well, for a start, the Yachtsman did not seem to be a very reliable witness. I recall that he changed his story a couple of times, and it turned out that he had never seen a Chinook before. He thus thought that it was a small helo travelling so slowly that he interpreted it as being on a SAR mission. We do not know what the weather was like at sea level, but we do know that the aircraft was heading for cloud-covered high ground.
Another question for you: if the Chinook had been on track for the lighthouse waypoint, do you agree that its cruise climb would have enabled it to clear the high ground at the lighthouse?
Just thought I would ask. Meanwhile, would you care to answer my earlier question? Regards JP
Invertron,
Interesting, your comment on poor airmanship. Which element of the flight in particular? JP