AS350 Downwind approach Canada - oops!
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CharlieOneSix
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AS350 Downwind approach Canada - oops!
The guys on TOP Rotorheads are wetting themselves about whether or not the crash is due to Vortex Ring State. As one fine fellow put it - it matters little whether it was VRS or not. If you approach with a thumping great tailwind it's a cocked up approach. Note the after accident smoke direction.
CYET 050156Z AUTO 16022G32KT
CYET 050211Z AUTO 17016G34KT
Fortunately the pilot only got minor injuries. What on earth was he thinking!
The helicopter pilots' mantra: If it hasn't gone wrong then it's just about to...
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Re: AS350 Downwind approach Canada - oops!
Was he thinking?
I think not.
I think not.
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"Last one in the bar is a cissy"?What on earth was he thinking!
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It seems to be mandatory for bystanders and video takers to shout 'Oh my God!' repeatedly in clips of accidents, crashes or anything out of the ordinary in North America. Yes we can see there's been a crash... 
Unless the pilot was undergoing a 'medical event' it must have been very obvious what was happening to his aircraft.
Unless the pilot was undergoing a 'medical event' it must have been very obvious what was happening to his aircraft.