Some great flying exhibited in that picture, SAS. With the pilots not having a lot of reference ( to put it mildly ) from where they are sitting, it reflects on superior crew coordination with the crew in back. Well done.
The use of the CH-47 to perform the altitude rescue mission highlights the different approach taken by the Army in growing the CH-47 and the UH-60. I might have mentioned here previously ( perhaps not ? ) that a basic design decision within Sikorsky for the S-92 was to use a four blade main rotor, and an engine/transmission configuration similar to the H-60, with the distinct purpose in mind of making the entire drive train ( engines, rotors and transmissions ) available for installation in a growth military H-60. I’m not aware that ever achieved any serious consideration by the Army, but if it had, the resulting altitude performance would have been mightily enhanced. As events in Afghanistan progressed, one wonders if that subject ever came up at the higher echelons.