PILOT SPIN

Pilot Zone => Accident Review/Never Again (I hope..) => Topic started by: InTheSoup on February 01, 2016, 09:36:04 AM

Title: British helicopter pilot ‘shot and killed’ by elephant poachers while flying
Post by: InTheSoup on February 01, 2016, 09:36:04 AM
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/639571/British-helicopter-pilot-killed-Tanzania-elephant-poachers
Title: Re: British helicopter pilot ‘shot and killed’ by elephant poachers while flying
Post by: JeffDG on February 01, 2016, 09:40:56 AM
Say what you will about the poachers, but that's an impressive shot.

Original post struck out as in poor taste.  I take full responsibility for my insensitivity, and as such will not try and flush my insensitivity down the memory hole by deleting it altogether.
Title: Re: British helicopter pilot ‘shot and killed’ by elephant poachers while flying
Post by: President-Elect Bob Noel on February 01, 2016, 09:46:07 AM
Quote from: JeffDG on February 01, 2016, 09:40:56 AM
Say what you will about the poachers, but that's an impressive shot.

There are many examples of lucky shots.

I think admiring the shot shows unbelievably bad taste.

Title: Re: British helicopter pilot ‘shot and killed’ by elephant poachers while flying
Post by: JeffDG on February 01, 2016, 09:48:13 AM
Quote from: Bob Noel on February 01, 2016, 09:46:07 AM
There are many examples of lucky shots.

I think admiring the shot shows unbelievably bad taste.


Fair enough.  Editing.
Title: Re: British helicopter pilot ‘shot and killed’ by elephant poachers while flying
Post by: Dav8or on February 02, 2016, 11:29:40 AM
He died for a noble cause. Poachers are opportunistic scum. Killing poachers might be a good use for Predator type drones.
Title: Re: British helicopter pilot ‘shot and killed’ by elephant poachers while flying
Post by: PaulS on February 02, 2016, 01:33:06 PM
Quote from: JeffDG on February 01, 2016, 09:40:56 AM

Original post struck out as in poor taste.  I take full responsibility for my insensitivity, and as such will not try and flush my insensitivity down the memory hole by deleting it altogether.

Ah, just flush it, we all screw up, part of being human.