Originally Posted by
SuperF
so instead of winching, what about lifting a big solid basket type thing onto the heli deck. people walk in, far quicker than you can winch, then haul them off to the nearest bit of ground where they can be unloaded and then shuttled from there by other helicopters. you would get the pax unloaded way faster than winching.
Yes they are on a hook, but put a safety strap through the body and get into it.
I invented that concept in the Beaufort Sea in the early '80's.
We used what we called "fly pallets" to haul stuff that wasn't easily slung.
We got the bright idea that this kit could be used for rescuing folks in the water.
We did all of our 212/61/76 slinging vertical ref in those days so we were pretty practiced up.
Scoop them up like jellyfish, easy money.
I only used it once in anger (crashed Twootter).
It was planned to be used with our '61's but I was flying a '76 (IMG) at the time.
It worked just dandy.
Don McKenzie, OKie's Chief Pilot, was with me that day.