Originally Posted by
212man
Assuming Hong Kong, would have been A+ and C.
Both dogs, and as SAR machines heavy dogs. We got a “good deal” on an ex-HK C+, then hopelessly tried to get it light enough to give customers some payload. Was always the first machine released. OEI HOGE was a new performance requirement for commercial SAR that had to comply with rules meant for passenger transport. Even with the (relatively) mighty AW139 we couldn’t train SAR in peak heat summer months (over 35C) because we’d be over the OEI HOGE weight of 5200 kg.