Thank you B73.
Now, your thing about inexperienced pilots.
"If you need reminding, this was a recent incident where an under-experienced pilot launched a B206 in poor weather conditions. RIP."
The impression given on anything I can find on this incident is that the commander was an experienced pilot as this is mention by 2 seperate people. Obviously without the AAIB report this cannot be confirmed.
I repeat, "But your biggest problem, B73, is the thought you have that only inexperienced pilots crash in bad weather!"
Judging by your PM words of advice to me of;
"If you can remember back to your days of flying singles then I hope that you'll agree that
'poor weather + low experience pilot + unstabilised single (B206) = potential recipe for disaster' ,
you will not like it when i don't agree with that statement.
There is a potential recipe everytime skids go light, regardless of composition!
I don't know what category you put yourself in, but if you remember only one thing;
Experienced pilots can crash in good weather.
(I would rather fly with an 'inexperienced' pilot who is a bit cautious, than an 'experienced' one with no fear!)
Ok, that may be technically 2 things !
Perhaps you would like to research at what hourage a rotary pilot is likely to have an incident. You may be surprised!
Remember, in a helicopter, if there's nothing going wrong, it's just about to!
SS