And Ian, pushing the bounds doesn't stop just because you've launched. Launching is probably one of the easier part. It's knowing when "you can't get there from here" enroute, and knowing when to knock that off, that is key. Very few, if any, accidents happen just as the helo is launching off the pad......they're usually enroute. Where WX is/was a factor in these accidents, it would appear the crew had many chances following launch to abort, yet made conscious decisions to press forward, where they later met their demise.
There just is no eliminating the "pushing the bounds", what with the type of people who get involved in this kind of work in the first place. Sometimes, I don't know who's the worst Type A: pilots, or flight medics/nurses.
