Police helicopter crashes onto Glasgow pub
As a fixed wing jockey I have noticed a wide difference of opinion from the rotor heads here as to what might be regarded as essential actions in the event of various TR failure scenarios. While there is no evidence of TR failure in this incident (yet) the disparate views in themselves are interesting and raise an important issue. As there is evidence to suggest that DT only had a few seconds to respond to the emergency which occurred during a critical phase (approach for landing) it was an instinctive response to the perceived circumstances that would dictate the outcome, in so far as he was able to exert any control. If, as a representative sample, you cannot agree the appropriate response to a hypothetical problem such as TR failure ( which can occur in varying modes ) is it not possible that any pilot in an emergency may incorrectly diagnose the wrong failure and apply an in appropriate solution? In this case, evidence is still very sparse but, as yet nothing that confirms mechanical failure.