This thread is now suffering from content creep and is now developing into a discussion on simulator training, which I feel has no bearing on this accident whatsoever. The CHC Dauphin TRE/IREs do a good job in keeping us current and always ask if there is anything we wish to practise.
These were 2 experienced pilots who died in this accident and the captain probably had more night landings on the 365N than I have (5000+). They realised something was amiss so went around but for some reason crashed.
Let us wait for the AIB to publish their full findings and hopefully learn from them. In the meantime a new thread on the benefits of simulator training could be started.
HF
Geoffers - it was never that dark going onto the U
