Whoever it was that picked the LZ, should have considered the GOLF COURSE to the right of the tree line, it seems to have kept green grass and/or the water from the visible pond could have been used to wet the dried out LZ.
Any of you sales type ever fly EMS?
I am quite sure the LZ was reconned by ground well in advance and again immediately prior the arrival of the Ospreys. So this seems a classic case of bad communication, between civil servants and our valued USMC.
I can see the crew in the V-22 going "OH, f*#k" thirty times in a row before touch down and cringing before the expected multi-vehicle crash.
Sultan, does Bell make ANY helicopter that is even remotely comparable to the helicpters you mentioned?
While "Florida-Bob" often overstates his opinion, I know his experience (if dated) is way more valuable than some sales-rep-turned-military-reject posting here.