yet another scene of the cabin roof decapitation and deceased pilot.
Apparently zero shock absorbed by the seats.
Would be great if the cabin roof were designed to deflect/sheer a rotor blade.
I'd trade the nice leather for energy absorbing foam and a helmet.
In respect to the video, the camera seems to have been put into stow mode. which is a user programable position activated by a single switch (lens pointing backwards with lens raised to prevent bug strikes in transit and ground contact)
This could have been a (good) reaction of the cameraman to prepare himself and the equipment for an emergency landing or simply a fast way to get the camera to point toward the tail.
How fortunate that the gearbox was displaced backward and not into the cabin.
I wish him a speedy recovery
Mickjoebill