Today the IAF chopper carrying India's President Prathiba Patil hit the Hanger's wall in Bhuvaneshwar International Airport. On reading the article the first and foremost question is won't the helipad and the hanger be well seperated, if so how did the Chopper go near the hanger wall. I googled it out and found am right.
Hence, I believe there are two possibilites for the accident to happen,
1. The pilot had some concentration lapse and didn't notice it, maybe he was tired after the visits to Konark and Puri for the president to get Darshan.
2. Or some extremely intelligent official citing security reasons might have insisted to land near the hanger.
Either way I can't understand why Econmic Times has mentioned it as a security lapse and some officials also accepted the same.
On a different note, I always get furious on seeing Government officials visiting Places of Worship on Taxpayers money. Just imagine the cost of using a 16 Sitter M17 helicopter, the security setup and the inconvenince to the public. I couldn't control my laugh on reading the servitor's comment, “She prayed for the well wing of the people of the country”.
2 comments:
Helicopters can taxi on the ground. :-) :-) The article isn't clear on which blades got damaged, the main rotor or the tail rotors.
Helicopters (except combat ones or those in an emergency) cannot land anywhere as they like. They have those helipads marked for landing (those H markers). Hence it is a protocol / security lapse, if it didn't land on one.
Hey, don't complain. That is one of the perks of being a politician, and that too of the highest order. :-) Just like a 'long term on-site position' is a perk for a decent working software engineer. :-D :-D
"Perks of being a politician" - ha ha.
Didn't think about helicopters being taxied on the ground, thats a good point.
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