Originally Posted by
Arcal76
Originally Posted by
SASless
PHI EMS lost a 76 in similar circumstances several years back....crew encountered Fog/Low Cloud immediately after Lift Off and hit the ground with the same result
Ornge had a choice of 6 S76 for Moosonee and took the one with the lowest equipment. Autopilot and TAWS were available on 3 aircrafts but incompetence and arrogance was their attitude.
Nobody at Transport Canada has the guts to shut down Ornge when it was the only responsible choice for this arrogant company.
Yes, it is a pilot failure but they did not get any help to improve their level. Pilots should know what they are doing and it should not happen but when a company knows that some of their pilots are weak, the company should minimize any possible risk.
Well said Arcal! ORNGE is not a proper helicopter operator/ company. They are an emergency medicine company with an AOC, run by non helicopter non ambulance people. They've put folks in place that just meet the TC requirement.....but the decision making is done by politically trained and controlled individuals whose job is to protect the government agencies that "effed" up!
They have now thrown money at their inability/ incompetence in running a helicopter/ air ambulance emergency response service. Front line staff are saying the same things that were said before the Moosonee accident. Again, the politico's are not listening. A million $/ 139 to retrofit for NVG's, NVG's and a new 139 itself for the Moosonee base.......around 30-35$ million more on top of 165$ million in air ambulance budget!
Labour charges for employee deaths on the job (which ORNGE is fighting with tax payer funded lawyers) to compound the spending!
You Canadian taxpayers should be livid...........!