Crash was caused by pedal failure to the tail rotar Full story for anyone interested https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-46471934
A bit scary though to think it was a little pin or something and that's all it took. Don't the helicopters get a once over before they fly? I don't like flying
Planes are generally ok as they're aerodynamic and have the ability to glide a bit, helicopters not so much. As to silly little things causing catasrophic failure, it was the failure of a rubber seal worth about 1p that destroyded the Challenger shuttle.
It's quite alarming that there was no manual override or automatic back-up to kick-in ... if that's the same on all helicopters you are risking your life every time you fly in one
I've just booked a helicopter ride all around Newcastle for me and my lass. I might let her go on with her son, instead
I love helicopter rides . Life's to short FFS . Look at that poor bugger in London recently , walking along and a window falls out of a flat 250 feet above and wipes him out !
The difference, Jasper, with all due respect, is that the poor sod likely didn't tempt fate by standing under that same window every couple of weeks ...
You are correct that tail rotor training is an essential part of pilot training, however, every pilot knows in reality that the chances of survival from such an occurrence are limited iirc.
I've seen some pretty stooooopid comments in my time, and as i was the inventor of stooopid comments, I can truly say, your stooooooopid comment is well up near the top of the list
We could put the pin back in as the rotor disintegrates and the chopper sycamores towards the ground.
