Originally Posted by Whirlybird
Let's be realistic.
I think that is the key issue here. Speculation, provided a good degree of thought is applied before posting, should not be discouraged. Much can be learned by all from "healthy" discussions and debates on all manner of topics.
As has been pointed out on this thread, the helicopter world is a very small one and it is inevitable that crew involved in any accident will likely be well known to many of us on this forum. As long as we all remember that, particularly when responding to threads such as this one (although it has wandered way off the initial post), then others should not take offence. Surely, the real intent of this site, outside of the rumour mongering, is to improve our understanding of the profession or passtime that we are all engaged in and so help prevent further accidents.