Well if the two 225 ditchings had happened in different sea states without S+R close at hand they may well have killed a lot of good folks.
I put that down to good piloting skills, adherence to check lists, and more than a little bit of luck.
I don't think that the passengers are comforted to any great extent just because of the good outcome of events in the two cases.
"In part the spotlight was less bright because these events didn't happen in CAA-land." Come on HC that's a little bit over the top don't you think! Not all of us work in CAA land and the CAA is not the be all and end all of helicopter safety.
Last edited by albatross; 25th Nov 2012 at 15:23.