Gadgetman496 wrote: » Revealed Final words of Coast Guard Rescue 116's helicopter pilot
irishgeo wrote: » Descending from 4000ft. It's unlikely they hit the lighthouse so.
Calina wrote: » I am not sure. This is the last contact they had. From what I can see, there was a 30 minute time gap between the contact, and the attempt to contact them. I suspect the failed attempt to contact was made because they disappeared from the radar. I'm not sure you can be certain they were still at 4000 feet at that point in time.
jmayo wrote: » Does anyone know what the forecast is like for the next couple of days. Here's hoping there is a long enough window in the weather.
irishgeo wrote: » Certainly weren't as low as the lighthouse which is still a good bit from the blacksod if flying normally.
El Weirdo wrote: » What a disgustingly horrible, click-baity headline.
Discodog wrote: » I was talking with a friend who is a pilot. He said that it would be normal to pass over the landing point & fly out to sea. Then turn back in & descend to approach low over the water thereby avoiding any obstacles. They could of been very low if they were searching for the cloudbase.
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Steve wrote: » Anyone know MSA for the area? I was also worried they collided with black rock as that's the last AIS fix, unlikely though.
Calina wrote: » You're not being very logical about it. The fact that Shannon or Malin might have tried to contact them three times and got no response means that there absolutely was no time to communicate a mayday. Otherwise they would have answered. Look at it like this. Let's assume you lose control of your car. Do you a) grab your phone and phone someone to say "I'm losing control of my car" or do you b) turn the wheel in an effort to get control back? I realise there were 2 pilots in the helicopter but the assumption must be that if no call for aid was made, then there was no time for it. This is not a Hollywood film where there's a long drawn out sequence of a pilot frantically crying Mayday Mayday Mayday.
tricky D wrote: » post 180 shows this
irishgeo wrote: » Pretty sure reports said it was poor visibility with rain. It cleared up after that though.
deuceswild wrote: » Any chance they could have mixed up Blackrock with Blacksod and were approaching Blackrock with a view to land there? Blacksod is pretty much at sea level where blackrock is a lot higher.
jimmycrackcorm wrote: » Was the S92 equipped with any type of forward looking ground radar detection? This incident made me think of the 94 Mull of Kintyre crash especially if the wreck is reported to be only 60 metres out.
irishgeo wrote: » blackrock has a helicopter landing pad. Granuaile is on the move to blacksod but its only just passing dublin. wont arrive till friday at least.
cosanostra wrote: » Would have thought it would be quicker for it to head round the southern coast and up the west coast
eatmyshorts wrote: » Large parts of debris, specifically the tail area, were recovered from Blackrock Island itself, in the area of the lighthouse and adjoining building.
