d246, please post your engineering and AAIB report
I don't think you will find any evidence of any mechanical failures in the above reports. To many obviously, blatant acts of negligence and or indiscipline have been covered up in the past due to lack of absolute proof. It would seem that at last the service has ditched this nonsence.
Yes I do accept the findings of the board and the conclusions of the Air rranks, they knew what they were looking at unlike sundry politicians and Sherrifs. There are no circumstances that 'force' people to fly flat out into mist or mountains. Whatever may have happened they put themselves in a position from which they were going to hit the mountian regardless, you cannot fly into those conditions at that speed, full stop.
I flew SH helis in NI for two years. I also knew both pilots.
Last edited by d246; 9th Mar 2006 at 10:35.