Max.....it is not the Operators alone at fault. The Oil Companies are the ones that set the standards for their Operation....the Helicopter companies are held hostage to those standards to a great degree.
I appreciate the conditions that exist there....just as the Alaska operators face when working out of Dead Horse and to the Chukchi. We cannot change the climate, weather, or terrain. We just have to be willing to admit to ourselves the actual risk and do everything possible to mitigate that risk to a tolerable level. The 64 Dollar Question is what is the minimum tolerable level?