Just a word about the documentary last night. I sat down to watch it but only lasted about 10 minutes because of the awful “dramatic” music constantly playing over the footage of the rallies. Why do they do this? It doesn`t need it. I know I can be funny about this sort of thing, but it really annoys me that they ruin otherwise good programs with this crap.
Just show the ■■■■ cars! If I wanted music I will put the radio on.
Fallmonk:
His licence was out of date not that he wasn’t qualified to fly it.
Not what it says here:
was it Stiring Moss or Graham Hill
who said they tried to win at the slowest possible speed
mrpj:
Fallmonk:
His licence was out of date not that he wasn’t qualified to fly it.Not what it says here:
The sheriff stated: “It would have been a reasonable precaution to refrain from flying helicopter G-CBHL into Mouse Valley wherein the pilot engaged in low-level flying when it was unnecessary and unsafe for him to do so, and whilst carrying passengers on board.”
As part of the hearing, the sheriff and lawyers involved in the case visited the woods where the Eurocopter Squirrel aircraft crashed.
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We still believe we will never know what caused the crash”
Jimmy McRae
Colin McRae’s father
One of the crash victims, Mr Duncan, filmed much of the outbound and return flights on his personal camcorder and some of the footage was recovered and included in the inquiry hearings.
Sheriff Stewart said the footage indicated that the helicopter was being flown “at unnecessarily low heights”.
"He (Mr McRae) undertook significant manoeuvring at low level and the helicopter seems to have encountered significant g-loading as a result, to the evident enjoyment of his passengers.
“The episodes of extremely low-level flying and the excessive manoeuvre parameters, particularly the descent into the valley by Larkhall, all as captured on the video recording, are indicative of an aircraft being flown imprudently, without due regard to the principles of good airmanship and in such a way that normal safety margins would be reduced.”
To fly an aircraft in the UK, it is necessary to hold a pilot’s licence and a valid medical certificate, and to have the licence validated with the type of aircraft to be flown.
Sheriff Stewart found that Mr McRae did not hold a valid flying licence or a valid “rating” for the Eurocopter Squirrel helicopter.
mrpj:
Fallmonk:
His licence was out of date not that he wasn’t qualified to fly it.Not what it says here:
That will teach you not to believe the BBC
In order to pilot an aircraft in the UK it is necessary to hold a pilot’s licence, a valid relevant medical certificate, to have had the pilot’s licence validated with the type of aircraft to be flown and to hold a Licence Proficiency Check (“LPC”) in respect of the type of aircraft to be flown. On the date of the accident Mr McRae possessed the necessary medical certificate but did not hold a valid flying licence or a valid AS350B2 type rating. He was accordingly in breach of Article 26 of the Air Navigation Order 2005 when he flew his helicopter on 15 September 2007 and should not have flown that machine at that time.
In terms of section 6(1)(c) of the Act it would have been a reasonable precaution to refrain from flying helicopter G-CBHL into Mouse Valley wherein the pilot engaged in low level flying when it was unnecessary and unsafe for him to do so and whilst carrying passengers on board. The accident occurred when, due to an unknown occurrence, the aircraft deviated from its intended flight path and crashed into trees lining the side of Mouse Valley. Whatever happened was sudden, unexpected and took place in circumstances where Mr McRae did not have scope to recover.
scotland-judiciary.org.uk/10 … John-McRae
He made a bad choice, maybe his hindsight wasn’t working very well that fateful day.
Colin McRae and Richard Burns were both fantastic drivers. RIP