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Old 21st Nov 2004, 12:51
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alouette
 
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I have been watching the clip, and admittedly it causes some resistance, but I think it is vital to let people know of the dangers involved while winching. This mishap/accident is a human factors problem, and might have lacked the pre-flight briefing, in-flight communications, etc... To quote Jerry Lederer: "Learn from the mistakes of others; you'll never live long enough to make them all yourself".

As for one of the other posts expressing almost outrage and shock; we all readily accept people being crunched in car wreck, train wreck, suicidal folks on a railroad crossing, and the like. And all that stuff is presented in the morning tabloids to sweeten our coffees. Unfortunately, we have to learn from the mistakes of others to implement or devise safety policies. This clip might serve as a stern warning on the dangers HEMS crews are exposed to.
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