You hit the nail on the head Gemini Twin, R22s are prolific 'cos they're cheap compared to other brands but they're not very forgiving, especially for inexperienced pilots.
In this case however, (according to witnesses, "heard a bang then it crashed", "the rotors stopped") it doesn't seem like how good you are it wasn't a recoverable situation.
When the deer recovery business slowed down in the '80s and it was no longer profitable to run Hughes 500s or even 300s die hard deer chasing pilots switched to R22s as a cheap alternative.
So many accidents followed this transition that Mr. Robinson in California threatened to stop the export of R22s to NZ 'cos his product was getting a bad name.
Last edited by Not Nightowl; 9th Nov 2012 at 19:39.