Dustoff
Heliman
Location: West Lafayette, IN - USA
| [/quote]and if you ask me he gets a little to close with his helicopters. What you think?[quote]
If he gets close, he gets close to himself but generally no closer than 20 feet or so unless landing. There are safety rules about pilot stations etc. If people would follow these guidelines, the chances for accidents would be minimized. At IRCHA this year I witnessed two accidents, both people injured were beyond the safety line for observers. At any pilot station, there should only be the pilot and an observer if required, otherwise, all others should stand back behind established safety lines as prescribed by AMA rules.
I've seen Curtis prep for flights many times and he virtually goes over every inch of the Heli from nose to tail and I believe his "eye" for spotting potential failures is better than most. If other pilots did half of the inspection that he does, there would be a lot more potential failures discovered before inflight mode.
Don't understand why you seem to have singled him out? |
What are we teaching the younger generation here fellas? That if you could get hurt, some governing body will tell you about it, so don't worry 'bout a thing if they don't.
