If it wasn’t for passengers
If it wasn’t for passengers I reckon a high percentage of accidents wouldn’t happen.
While I sympathise with the pilot involved and he must be going through a tough time in his head.
The following is in my opinion the sequence of events that might of happened.
And I’m sure most pilots could relate to it.
Got the call to collect Mr X in Dundalk and drop to Bettystown
When he asked where he would land he was told that he owned a hotel down there and plenty of helicopters landed at this site before.
Pilot makes his approach and decides that the site is to tight and drops the passenger on the beach.
Now he’s left with the problem how will I collect them?
After the passenger has departed he decides that he will try one more approach into the hotel.
The video tells the rest.
Before ye have a go at me and tell me to wait for the report
I don’t believe that the above problems that we all experience in the corporate environment will be addressed.
The problem being that sometimes we let passengers dictate our actions.
If a pilot turned around to his passenger (who for example is a developer) and told him how to build houses.
The pilot would be told politely to stick to flying.
The most important thing is not to let the passengers dictate the pace.
It has happened to me and I have fallen into the trap of being dictated to.
While I am sure the Air Accident will do a professional job within their remit.
The question still remains.
Why do pilots put themselves under so much pressure and have passengers determine the outcome ?
I know that the pilot has the final call but I believe sometimes passengers are just as much to blame.