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Old 27th September 2013 | 22:08
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HeliComparator
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So its interesting that the things pilots find a little scary at times (or, for the benefit of our passengers "hard work") are getting listed, even though they have never resulted in an accident. Sorry but this shows a lack of understanding of flight safety issues. Its very easy, as demonstrated, to fix on things that superficially seem dangerous, but proper analysis must be done to determine whether something is actually dangerous, as opposed to looking and perhaps feeling dangerous. Otherwise effort is completely misdirected.

Yes we can find night bow decks etc a little challenging but no-one has ever come to grief. If you look at the "failure modes" of this activity, they are few and unlikely. In part this is because everyone in the cockpit is giving their full attention and the activity is easily aborted by flying up and away. Accidents are much more likely to happen during something more routine when complacency can be a factor. Hopefully those taking part in the review wil understand these things!
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