A well known story in Bristows is about the early days of the 206. A French pilot was taking off from a rig in the gulf, when he decided he was not happy with the CofG. He could not attract the attention of anyone, so got out with the rotors running, to move some freight around.
A gust of wind picked the aircraft up, and threw it off the rig. His message back to the base was to the effect that he aircraft has gone.