Not ever a heli pilot, so not judging at all, but precisely because we are human, pilots have safety procedures and limits, such as MSAs or Grid MORAs, that we must follow to keep us safe in a dynamic flying situation.
I don't know if Helis have some sort of Grid MORA equivalent? In the airline world, flying below this or the MSA is a strict no-no, (unless approaching a runway). Obviously some helicopter Ops do involve flying low, and I understand the need to fly at tree-top height for search and rescue, or with underslung loads, but in such situations, is there not an observer to look out while the pilot is looking down, or vice versa?
In Gordy's still frame, above, the wires go across a valley, so the minimum height would need to be much higher than 200 - 300: above the valley floor to clear those.
Shame there isn't a GPS App like a Sat-Nav but with all the wires and pylons on, that could track and alert the pilot about the presence of either nearby. Such a thing would seem pretty useful for helicopter ops? Amazed it hasn't already been done.
Last edited by Uplinker; 22nd December 2021 at 12:42.