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ROTOR BLAST
Mt Cook is 12,349ft AMSL.
Rescue conducted safely using an old B-2 probably with over 10k on the airframe and with a skillled pilot.
No big expensive twin with auto-pilot, winch, two crewman, NVG/IR, SMS and zoom suit. Kiwi ingenuity😎
Guess it’s a good thing this rescue wasn’t required at night and in crap weather then.
That being said, regulators around the world should reconsider things given the advent of the spifr A119.