Pakistan : Terrorist Wahabi Islamic Rep Pakistan 6

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Knowing choppers and aircrafts, I know that 1:30 AM morning temperature is by no means adverse to chopper flying. That valley is also not at significant altitude where hot temperature produce severe reduction in lift and payload. If at all there was hard-landing due to pilot misjudgment of moderate altitude (Abbottabad altitude 3,900') compared with where the chopper came from viz Tarbala (1,600 ' altitude). the 3,000" altitude difference does very significantly reduce helicopter hover capabelity, and pilots are reminded of such things during pre-flight briefing.

Analyst were saying, it happened because of high walls around compound and lack of air to lift plane.