Originally Posted by
nfnsquared
Saw Gates on 60 minutes last night. He claimed the plan wasn't for a helo to land in the courtyard. How'd they miss the LZ that far?
My SWAG...they may not have fully explored the envelope of that modified bird, and the high walls of the compound trapped downwash maybe leading to an unexpected VRS.
Or maybe it just broke. I'm pretty confident in saying the pilots in question wouldn't have simply screwed the pooch...