Thread: Four dead after two helicopters collide in mid-air in Australia

Originally Posted by misskit

My dad worked for the Air Force investigating aircraft crashes. He would not fly in a helicopter. He thought they were too precarious.

I'm with your dad on this, although I have flown in the left seat of a Gazelle, many moons ago. It was my first and last flight in a chopper. Too many moving parts and every control input requires to be countered by another. Heaven knows how they manage to fly.

I don't know anyone killed in an air accident, plane or helicopter. I do know a few groundstaff that were killed by aircraft though, walking into props or being sucked into the intake. Horrible mess.

Military pilots at war excluded...