Originally Posted by
heli1
Over 800 Super Pumas built....more than 4.5 million flying hours.....operating in North Sea UK sector for more than 30 years....lead aircraft with more than 40,000 hours....and flying with 100 operators world wide.
Lets get real, ignore the crap, and put this in perspective.
Well said.
Sudden loss of power?
We simply don't know what happened yet and pilot error may well be a factor but in my gut I don't think this is a pilot error accident. Very untechnical I know and I may well be proved wrong but that's my inclination at the moment.
Does anyone know when the AAIB are likely to make any kind of initial statement?