Special assignments in aviation
As a previous crew memeber with over t 2000 hours on S70A operating in many diverse roles across oz and overseas, it was both horrific and gut wrenching to to see that footage today.
From my own experience those manurves involving special ops are practised and rehersed repeatedly by day and then by night to ensure all the skills and safety margins are acheived.
Obviously there was not enough scrutiny of the safety margins on that given day. S70A will tolerate a tail wind component but at what acft weight and performance margin is the question??
This squadron is the pinniacle of a rotary wing operational flying career in the military and I am very pleased to have been a part of that unit. They do a fantastic job....