Originally Posted by
Jetscream 32
Hey thanks for the comprehensive replies - has anyone here actually flown it with 8000lb on the hook? Looking at a potential Helitack operation - so kick out the troops then clip on the bucket on a long-line then go dipping.. with the 900 US Gal bucket and throw some water at the ground.
I have flown the H-70 with just under 9,000lbs on the 9,000lb hook, on a 100 foot strop. It was an interesting job, especially as we had to carry out an out of wind, OGE hover over steeply sloping, inhospitable terrain to place the load on a narrow access track. Probably more straightforward than with its bigger brother.