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Both helicopters' crews have gotten their comeuppance for the crash, but the Navy has been characteristically austere in its statements. "The investigation identified the decision of the aircraft commanders to conduct hovers over Lake Tahoe without completing the necessary engine performance calculations as the causal factor for the mishap," stated a release. Officially, the Navy has stripped the two pilots of their flying status, and forced the two student pilots to repeat their training. (Unofficially, we'd imagine that the first part entails the most demeaning assignment imaginable, and that the second part involves a more aggressive pedantic approach.)
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Subscribe to commentsbjDec 29th 2010 10:07AM
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notsomuchDec 29th 2010 9:49PM
Hmmm... facebook picture? I think not. And of course an MH-60 can hover over water - these are Navy helicopters designed for Search and Rescue Missions and multiple over water missions which take place......OVER WATER. Like the official Navy statement says, improper calculations were made and the aircraft commanders didn't take in to consideration that they were attempting to hovering at over 5000'. At higher elevations where the air is much thinner, the aircraft (rotor blades and engines) does not operate as efficiently. Additionally, the aircraft in question were heavier than they normally would have been due to a full fuel loadout (more than 3,500 lbs. of gas) and a cabin full of personal luggage (they had come from an airshow) and aircraft maintenance gear.
It's not so black and white.