Kaman
Beech 1900 pilot's; "Fly it like you stole it"
Forgive me if I sounded like I was trying to "Monday Morning QB" the incident pilot. I totally agree that is difficult to judge another pilot who had to make many decisions under a lot of stress in a highly dynamic environment. I was involved in a Class "A" in an SH-60F, and everything happened so quickly that there was barely enough time to acknowledge the fact, "I can't believe this happening" till I was egressing the aircraft post-crash. I am an airline pilot now and also a CRM facilitator ( I served as an ACT facilitator in my last squadron ), and it is very interesting to analyze the chain of events that lead to an accident.
I think that the mishap pilot here responded the way he was trained and how his instincts told him was the perceived correct action. In the end, I believe that everyone was able to go home and drink a beer and that is the bottom-line.
As an aside, I would like to state how grateful I am to the service and example I had set for me by the Naval Aviators that I flew with.Many, if not most were larger than life to me both growing up and as a very young Naval Aircrewman having the adventure of a lifetime at-sea living Naval Aviation...
I think that the mishap pilot here responded the way he was trained and how his instincts told him was the perceived correct action. In the end, I believe that everyone was able to go home and drink a beer and that is the bottom-line.
As an aside, I would like to state how grateful I am to the service and example I had set for me by the Naval Aviators that I flew with.Many, if not most were larger than life to me both growing up and as a very young Naval Aircrewman having the adventure of a lifetime at-sea living Naval Aviation...