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You know, I like to think of pilots as being reasonably intelligent. However, every so often, something happens which makes you wonder:

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/pilot-who-crashed-helicopter-near-pub-released-without-charge-1.2286516

Lots of chat here about it. Looks like his peers are less than impressed:

http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/564659-helicopter-crash-longford.html

What a muppet. I'm not a helicopter pilot and even I could tell him it was never going to happen.

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.....why oh why oh why??? Unless there was an emergency they must have been desperate for a pint beforehand and a change of clothes afterwards

It's bad enough dealing with insurers after scratching the paint on the car - can you image trying to fill in the paperwork that little scratch?

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In a further irony that pub is a gentle stroll from the nearby airfield. I know this because I've landed there and wandered down the road for lunch in the Rustic Inn. No need to bring a helicopter.

Interestingly the pub owner also owns the airfield. In a further twist the passenger is a noted air display and aerobatic pilot who is based at the airfield. I know him well. He was due to fly at an airshow I was at this afternoon. But unsurprisingly was a no show.

Ought to know better is a phrase that springs to mind.

But you might wonder if that little stunt was tried before perhaps with a Robinson 22??

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How's about "utterly unnecessary, completely avoidable and cretinously stupid"?

Just the considered opinion of a professional rotary pilot and flight safety officer who makes a living by HAVING to hover very close to unforgiving objects...

I can't think of a valid reason why anyone would even consider putting a helicopter down in that location.

Jon

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