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I was never sure about that article. It attributes some justified blame, but is quite protective of the helicopter's design issues.
Totally agree, the author of the report is far too close to Robinson to be objective about the design limitations of the aircraft. I'll except all the advice given in his detailed report but I can't help but feel there is an elephant in the room in relation to not mentioning the quite severe limitations caused by the rotor system design, in nearly all cases accidents seem to be concluded as the pilots fault. A design that requires a special pair of kid gloves to operate quite simply isn't the best design for that application. Endless special training and warnings about how they have to be flown is just circumnavigating a huge problem that is always there.