if the helicopter turned 90° to the left and maintained the deck position in relation to the aiming circle, the tail would be compromised in the 150° sector
The fault lies both with the pilot, for the information is available, and the training departments for not ensuring all crews are familiar with the deck markings.
So you just assume they're ignorant, don't you?
Didn't it occurre to any of the hair-splitting deck-positioning regulation-quoting gurus here that it was just a case of being a bit short initially but that having touched the main gear wheels in what is (given the conditions at the time) a safe position the pilot just preferred to let the nose wheel down and stay there rather than bringing it back up in the hover and pushing forward a bit.
A case of "well, not great, but I'll do better next time".
Yes the position is not ideal, but it's still safe and don't start all the BS about "
IF there is a crane", or "
IF it's night", or "
IF it does a sudden 90° pedal turn", because you know what? IF anything had been different I'm sure the pilot would have been taking it into account and been much closer to the ideal position!
2 pages thread for that! Geez, get a life!