Another fatal Thai military helicopter accident
 

Ensuing escape story
 

A crash course in survival | Bangkok Post: news

Accident in Myanmar with Thai pilot

There was an ad on the internet a few years ago…a recruiting agency was looking for experienced flight instructors for Thailand (to teach students on the Bell 205)….

Then came the Tsunami….and everything went quiet…

When i spoke to one of the recruiters, i heard "Yes, they decided to go for a cheaper solution"….i wonder if that has anything to do with it?

And more:

Police helicopter pilot being treated for fracture to spinal cord after crash - The Rakyat Post - The Rakyat Post

I hate when that happens......

Gordy:
The helicopter accident you referenced occurred in Malaysia near the Thai border but definitely in Malaysia, not Thailand.

My personal experience with Malaysian police pilots standards hasn't been good

Lessons to be learned from Myanmar crash?
 

There may have been several accidents that are all covered under thisthread. The very interesting article from Bangkok Post that tistisnot isreferring to, relates to a private operator who was contracted to go out toMyanmar to look for two missing mountaineers.

Lessons to be learnt?

- Inadvertent flight in to IMC.

- ELT didn't deploy (has happened before)

- Despite operating on the most remote and inhospitable environment,apparently no satellite tracking (such as Spyder Tracks) was used to monitorthe flight

- No crew member (all of which survived the initial crash) was carrying apersonal emergency locator beacon.

As a result it took 11 days to find the surviving crew members.

Except for the inadvertent IMC comment (which is never an excuse, but poor airmanship or "Lack of proficiency") it all relates to "equipment"…


How have people carried out (safe) flights in times before GPS and Satellite tracking?

Right….
You file a flight plan….tell someone where you are flying…and make standard calls in between areas……if you miss one call….you are on alert….miss the second-SAR goes..


None of the equipment you mentioned would have prevented the accident…i get your point….but saying that it is "mandatory" or even "necessary" to have this equipment is wrong…..

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