Helicopters in the NS are not getting safer
Kawijet
Unfortunately the numbers in the NS are stark
from when it began in 1976 - 2009 (33 years) there were 6 serious NS accidents costing 63 lives. These were the boom years of NS activity.
from 2009 - 2016 when production was starting to tail off (7 years) there were 6 serious NS accidents costing 33 lives. All Pumas
These rather unhelpful Facebook pages seek simple solutions e.g. If you ban all Puma flights you will reduce Puma death rates by 100% - Can't argue with that but I wouldn't describe as a considered solution to prevent NS helicopter accidents!
Anyone who knows anything about aviation knows this tragic run affecting the Puma could have happened in other types. MGB issues are hardly unique to Pumas and the Pumas's maintenance, operations and many components are often supplied by the same companies as AW, Sikorsky, Bell etc.
However there is a general attitude among today's NS people that everything should get safer - much safer.
Any aspect of the business which is as potentially risky today as in 1976 has a massive problem.
Last edited by birmingham; 26th May 2016 at 12:29.