Ha! If you baulk at that, the French dangle a basket with people in it down between the wires. Admittedly it's from a twin engined 135 and Airbus UK (Capt Ormshaw) did extensive trials to confirm the max weight to allow a vertical climb, translation sideways and vertical descent to put the basket on the ground safely following an engine failure. Now that would focus the mind. Anyone got a video of that?
