Originally Posted by
rotorspeed
Given the information from Bayerische in post 571, which confirms that the thumb injury was quite modest, the patient even only needing road ambulance from Blacksod, it is clear a review of the injury assessment and SAR dispatch process should follow - and I'm sure will.
Even if this was the case the accident could have also happened if this was a training mission. I'm not sure this is the right path to pursue when trying to learn lessons from this tragedy. Flying (and thus training) less frequently under challenging conditions doesn't make the job less risky. Compared to other missions/training scenarios this one wasn't even particularly challenging/risky. That is what makes it so mysterious.
There will be more to learn from CVR/FDR.