Originally Posted by
MamaPut
Since when has the S76 been fitted with a cockpit video?
Off the top of my head, ever since Sikorsky sold the S76C++ into the European market with non-compliant FDR. Not noticed on purchase since the people signing the contract didn't have much idea about the technicalities of aviation in Europe and didn't ask anyone who did.
AIUI the camera is just looking at the screens to observe the additional FDR parameters required by glass cockpit helicopters as a substitute (temporary?) for the missing FDR parameters relating to autopilot modes etc. Not sure it would show much about a water landing.