really bad day in Alaska - Troopers 350 crash
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Not that I want to set off a fire storm; but "we got rid of the Bell Ranger because of proneness to icing..." BULL****!!! And does one think the Squirrel is not prone to icing when flown in such conditions? And now I stop to write!!!
Night, bad weather, few if any ground lights, lots of snow, Single Pilot, Non-Stabilized Helicopter, no Autopilot....where have we heard that recipe before?
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Irrespective of the training, skill, experience of the pilot. 
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Shy Torque,
Sometimes the skill,experience and training act as a double edged sword and work against sound decision making.
Nevertheless, rather than judge the man from the comfort of my home, I will give him the respect he deserves.He put all his experience and skill on the line to gamble on saving a life and, unfortunately,came up short.But for the grace of God, there go I.
Condolences to the family and RIP to those on board.
As usual the talking heads are having a field day.Always bugs me when people say " at this point we will not speculate".Is there any point in time or space which is good for speculation????
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Sometimes the skill,experience and training act as a double edged sword and work against sound decision making.
Nevertheless, rather than judge the man from the comfort of my home, I will give him the respect he deserves.He put all his experience and skill on the line to gamble on saving a life and, unfortunately,came up short.But for the grace of God, there go I.
Condolences to the family and RIP to those on board.
As usual the talking heads are having a field day.Always bugs me when people say " at this point we will not speculate".Is there any point in time or space which is good for speculation????
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I don't want to judge the pilot nor do I want to speculate on the circumstances how this "turkey" impacted the ground... But was that stunt necessary? Couldn't have a team with snowmobiles picked up the injured snowmobiler?
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Is there any point in time or space which is good for speculation????
