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I don't need a lawyer to tell me about putting stuff on buildings because I happen to be a property development professional with a PPL - how about you?
I don’t doubt you know the current lighting requirements. I pointed out that the discussion at that time was about whether they should be made more stringent in order to improve flight safety.
I agree with those who think they should be; you and others may disagree.
We'll probably never know if more effective lighting would have prevented this accident. However, I do wonder whether, if the crane (incl the jib) had been better lit, the pilot would have seen the raised jib in time to avoid it.
At that life or death moment, whether the pilot should or should not have been there is irrelevant. If he was alive, the CAA might have taken action against him; better that than the loss of two lives.
How about me?
Since you ask,
and only because you ask -
PPL/A like you (and Pittsextra, the equally incessant poster on this topic) + PPL/H (Jetranger & Gazelle ratings).
I know the relevant area of London well, having flown the heli routes many times and driven along the River morning and night virtually every working day for almost 40 years. (I drove past the north side of Vauxhall Bridge about 15 minutes after the accident.)
Formerly a barrister specialising in aviation (predominantly fatal accidents) and criminal cases.
I am actively involved in the work of the Guild of Air Pilots which, for obvious reasons, takes a keen interest in all aspects of flight safety and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
I hope that summary is sufficient for your purposes. (Whatever they are.
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