Originally Posted by
Bravo73
I recall when this happened with another aircraft type at ABZ. The customer wasn't very happy due to their passengers being on board and risk assessments etc whilst there was an engineer under the aircraft.
So what did they propose as an alternative? Continue to hover whilst completing risk assessment paperwork -oops, ran out of fuel!
Evacuating the pax in the hover - oops, one of them slipped and is now underneath the helicopter with a broken ankle!
No, the only correct procedure to keep the interfering client happy would no doubt been to have them beamed out, or maybe use the time machine to go back and select a different aircraft.
No wonder the industry is in the state it is in - far too much time spent appeasing the ignorant client instead of getting on with doing the job safely.