@Kowalskii
Roy Knaus, CEO and head of operation stated to the media yesterday, the decision to shuttle the rescuer by HEC under storm and fog was after all questionable. Especially for a body recovering.
Not sure what kind of briefing they have done. Knaus told the media the fatally injured was not part of his own rescue crew and he can't at the moment explain why he was allowed to fly the mission instead of the helicopter crew rescuer.
Knaus suspected it was a misunderstanding because the first name of the victim was the same as the first name from his own crew rescuer. Allegedly the pilot was not aware his own crew rescuer stayed on ground while an other was on the string.
Meantime the prosecutor opened a file. During a check up of the helicopter by the accident board no mechanical fault was found. The ship is released to operation again.
And last, i don't work for a competitor of Knaus. But after 6000h in mountain rescue i know HEC and rescue business first hand. It's is not a play ground for authority pilots trying to get some bucks and a few flight hours additionally to desk riding. But also in other austrian companies authority officers are flying part time. It's just good to have an authority pilot in the staff
In 2010 Austro Control banned the private part time flying of his officers with operators after a lot of trouble ... Interesting to see it was open again. Bet the next trouble is now on the way.