Now wait one minute......the pilot in the 412 whacked a photographer with the blades of the aircraft....landed the thing safely.....it wasn't an accident....and he continued to fly jumpers all weekend???????? Let's see how many rules, regs, and other ordinances that defys....much less logic and reason!
You go chopping up people with any helicopter....and at least the health department gets involved for violations of the sausage making act or something....along with the NTSB, FAA, Illinois State Police, the Coroner.....as well as the need for a mechanical inspection of the darned aircraft....which would not be released to the owner until way into the investigation. Throw in the drug and alcohol testing.....written statements....reports to the FAA and owner.....the insurance company.....now lets get real here!
If that pilot actually flew within a week of the incident I would be amazed.....and dismayed simultaneously. You go sticking a tail rotor or main rotor into humanoid objects and officaldom gets most annoyed.
I would like for someone who knows really what happened to enlighten us on this.....for I fear we are a bit away from the real truth of the matter right now.