MD902 Explorer
I hope I dont sound picky or plain looking for problems, but I have just read what seemed to be a very well put together piece in one of my Shooting Mags concerning the
Great Northern Air Ambulance (GNAA) and its area's of operation in the North Eastern part of the UK it explains in good detail how everyone works as a team and how they decide what and where to take any sort of accident or incident victim,.. but then there is a small box placed into the general print which starts to give details of the actual Helicopter,
it explains that:-
" starting or shutting down in strong winds greater than 30Knts is very dangerous, as the rotor blades can bend considerably and could easily come into contact with the crew".
two questions from that statement.
Are the blades on the MD902 so flexible as to be able to bend that far ?
And if so, is there a better Heli with more rigid blades that would be more suitable for ops like this in one of the most windy areas of the UK?
Or is some one miss informed!
Vfr