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Old 20th Sep 2016, 18:59
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hueyracer
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Another report has been published....the basic points:

1. AgustaWestland trained 10 pilots, but only 4 were found "qualified" to fly as PIC, 6 others were designated Copilots only.
2. The two "pilots" flying during the crash were both "Copilots only".
3. They were hovering OGE in AP mode, when all of a sudden "a marabou came close" (only that no one could see this huge bird on any of the videos-i smell bs!)-
4. Pilot overreacted, entered VRS and had no clue how to recover.

Uncertified pilot crashed police helicopter | The Star, Kenya