Must have forgotten that you were 18 once??? What school age kid doesn't feel great about themselves when something like that happens and they get away with it. The media have a role there too.
I reckon he did pretty well to keep presence of mind to get it down there no matter what. So some speculate he didn't plan his checks so well.........ho hum I know people who have done a lot worse like locking themselves out of a house or car. Never missed a check?
I also recall an NZ EMS pilot who was hailed a hero after crashing a BK into a tree at night while slipping through below MRA/LSALT/MSA then hovering while nursing a broken wrist while a landing cradle of sorts was built for the skidless BK?
I wouldn't necessarily call them heroes but they did cope well in spite of the circumstances.
DD
