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..., while the other could have dealt with pax management or deploying the floats (which in itself I read is a two-hand operation), etc.
That fact really left me speechless. How on Earth can a system that needs both hands off the controls by the pilot in a Helicopter be considered a legal Emergency Device???
I'm still completely at a loss regarding risk assessment in this case. Single Pilot, single engine over water and with little to no suitable emergency landing spots on shore, harnesses that can't be disconnected by the Pax, a floatation system where the helicopter pilot needs to pull with ridiculous forces effectively necessitating to completely let go of the controls (aaargh).
I would dearly love to know how they constructed (and be it just for themselves so that they could sleep well at night) a case where any possible emergency wouldn't lead to a disaster.