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Old 4th Jul 2013, 07:13
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My worry wasn't about the seat, but the mind boggling fact that such a FS critical system wasn't built into the monitoring system from day 1.

If it's monitored and damage detected then there's time for a diversion (if in range) to a land base for a conventional landing; risk mitigation by reducing weight and anbRVL to a pre-warned deck with straps tight and SAR on standby or, at worst, a pre-planned ejection.

At the moment you have no warning or preparation and either an unpleasant shock during deployment or a failure at a critical stage in the hover.

How did that get through the system and when is due to be fixed?
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