Re: EC-130 power fail!
From a discussion of a different sight seeing helicopter crash...a week or so ago...Nick Lappos provided us a short rant. Here is the quote...with a tad of deleting of a portion that dealt with the previous accident.
[QUOTEWhat the hell has the availability of forced landing areas got to do with this accident
You all behave exactly like Pavlov predicted, without a brain in your heads, when the bell rings, you salivate. We train you for years to lower the collective and autorotate as THE emergency. You learn to respond to that cue like a good dog, every time. You are so Pavlovian in your behavior that no actual connection to your BRAIN is needed.
You are conditioned to think SAFETY = ENGINE FAILURE
SAFETY = ENGINE FAILURE
SAFETY = ENGINE FAILURE
SAFETY = ENGINE FAILURE
SAFETY = ENGINE FAILURE
Just like the Cat A threads, where every pilot on the pprune planet equates "SAFETY = ENGINE FAILURE" you and your passengers are doomed, unless you get your heads out of your butts and exammine what actually happened, and try to actually prevent it.][/QUOTE]
Now in actuality....I agree with what Nick had to say during the previous discussion.
However...I see the availability of safe landing areas and the lack of Cat A capability and even the lack of a second engine playing a role in this latest Hawaii Thrill Ride.
How do we prevent this one Nick?