Heliport,
in defense of Handyandyuk, I think his comment "It appears you're more likely on here to get mistakenly fragged for making accusations when you are in fact just asking a question." although not perhaps worded as well as it could have been, fairly accurately describes OOPS 78's response to DeepC's posting. I don't consider OOPS 78's comment about "slinging around accusations of unprofessionalism." to be a fair or accurate response to DeepC's post where he made it quite clear the high esteem in which he holds SAR crews (and rightly so!). DeepC did afterall witness the two events and although not in posession of all the information, is perfectly entitled to attempt a reasoned evaluation of the situation. And he tried to further that evaluation by seeking feedback from the forum. Human beings rarely have the luxury of knowing all the facts but that doesn't stop us trying to evaluate situations, and if we didn't, well everyday living would soon grind to a halt. It is however up to each individual to be as responsible as possible in their evaluations.
Irlandés
OOPS 78, keep up the good work!!
On a lighter note, DeepC, you'll probably find that rotor downwash is never excessive, it just is. It's where you point it that matters!
