Originally Posted by
Lonewolf_50
Gee,
Aicila2491, you ask a bunch of helicopter pilots that question.
What answer did you expect?
Of course it has brought more benefits than detriments!
The sheer number of soldiers lives saved via MEDEVAC over the past 60 years is but one data point.
You can ask Gordo about the benefits of doing power line work in the Western US.
Fire fighting in certain places. Logging in some places.
The fun sightseeing tour I took my family on in the Smokey Mountains a few decades ago.
That's just the tip of the iceberg.
All the above plus SAR, HADR, HEMS, O&G.