Keepin It In Trim – The hoist on the 101 is in a crap position on the RN and RAF variant. You can get the cable to scrape down the sponson and aircraft side quite nicely if you don’t pay attention (ie fight the cable), but I thought the Canadians ditched the silly swing out hydraulic hoist and had twin electric hoists mounted over the middle of the door? This may have changed from last time I heard anything about it.
I know their was a mod to make the swing out hoist come out and round further, and it had a bracing strut of some description, but I left before it got fitted. Bet you still couldn’t get a stretcher in though. You could also use the wheel as a hand hold to stop yourself spinning, which is handy if your trying to get the stretcher around the sponson and in through the door.
The only thing I ever lifted was big bags of lead shot, and that was difficult enough with the positioning of door/sponson/hoist, I wouldn't like to try it with a live bod on the end.