Thor
Is your position, then, that having looked at all the evidence you have available, pilot error is the most likely cause? If so, we are in agreement.
Yes.
Dalek
The main point is bast0n, that a large number of people on this thread are not convinced that the "no doubt whatsoever" burden of proof has been met.
They include experts in Chinook flying and Airworthiness.
Their combined experience trumps yours, mine , Cazatou, Wratten and Day by a considerable margin.
Quite so.