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Old 30th Nov 2013, 20:20
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tartare
 
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The roof that the pilot landed on appears to be a flat structure from photos - am I right?
The reason I ask is that I wonder that given the darkness, would it have been immediately apparent from above that it was in fact a building and not just a dark open space.
Are NVGs used by pilots on this operation?
Power failure of some kind, rapid yaw, or pitch - possibly both, an attempt to regain control and rapidly look for somewhere to put the machine down?
What's the avoid curve for the EC135 T2?
I should add, I'm not inferring pilot error or blame in anyway.
It must have been nightmarish.
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