Interesting comment that Jinglejim had..."a professional crew would not have put themselves in that situation"
Are we to assume then that professional crews never have human failings... and that CRM is the answer to all of our prayers?
Clearly this captain, while having been in receipt of quality training with this outfit ( if what is said here is true) found himself in a predicament where he wished he wasnt.
So what would solve this type of thing?
It sounds as though this company has done all it can to avail the pilots to training and decision making...Is there a factor of this being a high profile incident, ie plane crash, that swayed the captain into pushing the envelope? Is ego at play to a degree?
I think the situation solves itself in that he (and we) learnt a lesson here....and maybe we all should keep this in mind when we decide to "give something a go"...whatever our reasoning.
I think that attempting to punish an operator on Pprune, because of tall poppy syndrome is harsh....we all should be looking at ....hey it can happen to a good operator....how should this type of thing be avoided in future.....Because they put some effort into providing a safe service through investing in training doesnt mean they are exempt from incident....or from on the spot decisionmaking which goes awry.
I make no comment on the 3 attempts or the flight of the helicopter after the work in field....as Im in doubt as to its truth.
The decisionmaking of the crew is clearly in question here, its lucky it turned out as well as it did.....Think about what happened here and take it home with you....Im sure this crew has...and will be more capabably equiped in future......but be careful before you throw those stones, you may find yourself looking down the barrel one day.
