Originally Posted by
TiredSoul
Not familiar with the locals terrain.
Did hear a blurb on the news that the operator only had a VFR 135 certificate.
In which case the pressure to continue may even have been higher.
Don't know what a guy with that kind of money was doing using a single-pilot VFR operator in a cloud-prone area. The pilot's certs and ratings seem pretty basic, not sure if you'd expect a professional helo pilot to have perhaps some heavier type ratings?