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Old 28th Aug 2011, 11:53
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ShyTorque

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I've read many of these reports. The reasons for "press-on-itis" need to be addressed. It's an organisational issue in some cases.

I've been in one SAR/Medevac/Casevac job where the department's measure of competence was the time of response. Totally dangerous. I took my time when needed and tried to impress upon those pilots less experienced than myself that they should do the same. I left the department. Not long afterwards one crew took a shortcut over a mountain at night after coming under pressure about a previous response time. They suffered a fatal CFIT accident.

Three lives and a valuable machine gambled against one life. They lost.
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