Perspective is good. Hopefully lessons can be learned, this time without loss of life unlike the BundesPolizei accident in Germany a while back. Some comments may come across a little cutting and severe, emotion is difficult to convey by written word. Texting a nightmare ex girlfriend comes to mind, she always misinterpreted my iMessages. However the NZ heli industry is a very proud one, goes with the territory. Kiwi's are proud of everything and don't like criticism much, one of my best mates is a JAFA and thinks most things in life were invented in NZ and won't accept otherwise. What I've seen of the heli industry there wouldn't fill me with confidence much. Youtube videos don't help I'm afraid but lets wait and see what the report says, whiteout may have been possible. And yes, the individual referred to recently deceased in UK was at fault, but that doesn't mean everybody in the same country's industry is to be tarred with the same brush and therefore cannot criticise either....
Thoughts for balance.
Last edited by Hedski; 29th October 2013 at 20:36.