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Old 14th Jul 2017, 08:03
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SuperF
 
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The BK has probably be the worst downwash among light and medium helicopters that i have seen. Having followed behind most types on fire operations, the worst machine with a short line on is by far the BK. You need at least a 100' line on a BK, whereas a 206, 500, 350, 204 or 205 can happily work on a 50' without stirring the fire up too much.
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