Time out
Time to lay down a few points for those unused to the Rotorheads forum.
This thread has obviously attracted a lot of attention, and whilst Rotorheads is a welcoming community it is becoming obvious that there are a lot of posters here who normally inhabit R & N and have brought wild speculation combined with a woeful lack of basic knowledge of helicopters and their operation.
A number of helicopter pilots have offered advice: please accept it and end the red-top speculation. There are well over 300 responses so far (including those that have had to be moderated) in only two days, and we have now deteriorated into endless debate between non pilots which is trying the patience of many Rotorheads.
Also, there is a separate thread for condolences: any posts here that include condolences will be moderated or deleted.
Apologies for having to preach to the converted, but our guests would benefit from making less inflammatory posts and reading the contributions from our helicopter pilots.