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Old 12th May 2005, 08:37
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Bravo73
 
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Well, Sid, we seem to be spiltting hairs on this one. Like I said in the PM, we also seem to be singing from the same hymn sheet.

Maybe an updated 'formula' is needed:

poor weather + low experience pilot + unstabilised single (B206) = much higher chance of a potential recipe for disaster

But it's all kinda academic though. As you say, any pilot can have something go wrong at any time. Surely it's a matter of operating so as to try to reduce your exposure to that (or any) risk?

And regarding the deleted incident (as also mentioned in the PM): Although the commander was an experienced pilot, he (unfortunately) wasn't experienced enough (ie under-experienced) to know when to stay on the ground. We will probably never know the pressures that he was under to lift again in such dire conditions but it took 4 lives so that we could all learn from his mistake. RIP.

Regards,

B73





RIP?
I don't know if you're including the pilot in that, but it seem inconsistent with your allegations against someone who sadly isn't around to defend himself.
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