This thread is very quiet from Helicopter Pilots who know that "there but for fortune".
In the End the Pilot will eat this one, but thankfully he will still be around to eat it.
I have lost more friends than I can count flying into wires. At least two Hueys in my units have done it and all with disasterous ends.
This will alert guys for a while and then things will settle down until the next one.
My curiousity goes a bit beyond as I would like to know:
How big were the Wires??
Did they have wire Cutters on the A/C??
Were these plotted on any maps??
Was it necessary to fly as low as they were??
(Saw the Photo on
www.avcom.co.za lucky, looks like small wire, slow speed or combination)