Originally Posted by
nomorehelosforme
Really? Any way to operate anything that safes lives, protects property, businesses and countries is fair game in my book!
I'll take it that you are an advocate of hovering ~100' atop a riotous crowd on a cluttered city street at night as appropriate. Quantify how many lives and businesses this stunt saved? And how many lives would have been saved if the tail rotor hit something, or some idiot put something through it? What if the downwash lifted street signs or other projectiles? Ever consider the negative aspect of just the publicity if that occurred? Please show me the Flight Manual section that covers use of the helicopter as a water canon.