Another good friend lost due to no fault of his own. He will be missed by all.
VFR pilot, the accident happened due to a blade falling off, similar case in Italy just 8 weeks ago apparently. Already FRCs have been ammended including torsion bar break screws inspection before and after each flt. The fact remains that accidents happen, in this game I have been told that if it hasnt happened already then standby because it is about to. ( That is why mil Helo pilots are moody, just waiting for something bad to happen.)
Sling load -- take your head out of your ass, speculation with regards to your wing overs (un authed? )is an extremely stupid accusation WERE YOU THERE? I doubt it.
Having flown gazelles for a number of years with no major problems no one was more surprised than me to hear that it was a torsion bar failure, the Army pilots are a lot more professional than showing off at a school- believe me.
VFR if you want to email with regards to any questions queries thoughts then I would be more than happy to help.
AVIATE NAVIGATE COMMUNICATE ANNIHILATE.
