stux⚡️Feb 28
Show threadTim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPEFeb 28

@stux Too bloody right. I would never fly a helicopter - too many "Jesus bolts".

(Technical term for single point of failure such that if it breaks your only option is to call upon Jesus. A typical fixed wing aircraft has none; a typical helicopter has dozens.)

Show threadBart Champagne ON6BC 
@TimWardCam @stux
Not entirely true.
Lots of things in helicopters are redundant and over spec'd for safety.
A lot of things need to break and/or go wrong before a helicopter crashes.
Feb 28 at 7:03pmWeb
Show threadTim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPEFeb 28
@ChampersBE @stux I read the AAIB reports.
Show threadBart Champagne ON6BC Feb 28
@TimWardCam @stux
A helicopter license is/was on my todo list so I followed basic helicopter training and did a test flight.
Part of all that was the safety training, during which they explained how and why all critical components were redundant and/or over spec'd.
Also depends on the type of helicopter of course. I flew an R44.
Hovering is pretty much the only dangerous maneuver.
And for airplanes it's even way more dangerous than for helicopters.