Well done FH1100 pilot..
an intelligent, comprhensive reply..
My humble view on this (with 80+ E34th 206 sorties) is that, whilst the pilot may have had 500ish hours 206 experience, that experience may have been substantially airfield ops.
If so, and considering CG/WB and wind factors... this departure could have been extremely challenging.
Very sad all the same. TP