Originally Posted by
havoc
...Visual meteorological conditions prevailed...encountered a cloud deck at 500 feet and leveled the helicopter at approximately at 450 feet, with the visibility at approximately 10 miles... not seeing a visible horizon...the rain on the wind shield was obscuring his vision
Gentlemen,
At the risk of opening myself up to ridicule and harassment (nah, never happens in the land of PPRUNE) what are the VMC rules in the USA? Not trying to affix blame (never having flown for the oil companies in the Gulf) but something just didn't seem to add up for me with the above.
Bottom line, glad they walked (swam?) away.
HP