Originally Posted by
DOUBLE BOGEY
..Training needs addressing. People who crash in the simulator..............what are they capable of in the real Helicopter!
You might be surprised at the number of weather related crashes in the simulator when there is no technical malfunction that needs dealing with...actually, I probably see more of these CFIT crashes than crashes that are the result of improper handling. In other words, crews are crashing the simulator simply because of bad weather about as often as they crash the simulator because of poor technique in response to technical malfunctions. Demonstration by the instructor, and repetition and practice of the malfunction by the trainee, usually results in improvement to an acceptable standard. There is time allocated in the training budget for this. But I haven't yet worked out how to prevent crews from having CFIT events, the causes are so deeply entrenched that it is a waste of simulator time trying.