What an appalling, unforgivable example of incompetent flight crew action. Fortunately no-one was presumably hurt, but another circa $500k or aircraft trashed with the inevitable impact on insurance premiums and helicopter safety reputation. A wobbly approach and poor landing were all signs of a pilot well beyond his skill level, but the the CPL P2 apparently then lets him yaw the acft hugely on the ground before take off, lift and transition too fast and just drive it into the ground. What on earth was the CPL P2 thinking of? And they'd had at least one kid on board too! Unbelievable. I just hope UK insurance premiums are not affected by the German market, thinking of the EC120 too.....
Last edited by rotorspeed; 10th Sep 2012 at 17:15.