Originally Posted by
DogTailRed2
Do helicopter crew carry parachutes? ..........
Very rarely for the reasons you cited + the fact most helo ops are quite low-level affairs. The Russian Ka-50 and Ka-52 attack helicopters have ejection seats but not aware of any others. But, on some rare occasions..........
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...s-1614706.html
IIR, there was some talk about the RN AEW fleet crews getting chutes back in the day as they often operate at high level but not sure what became of that idea - I never saw it. Certainly, when doing the dunker (even just as pax), it took quite an effort to escape with just a life jacket on so, if approaching the ship after an AEW sortie you went in, a parachute would probably become quite a liability.