STAYING ALIVE
Thank God for 170’!!
With his CV maybe someone will listen, and stay alive as a result. I endorse everything he said with regard to VR long lining; in SPADES!!
I would add only two things.
1. You MUST have your head out of the door / in the bubble on every approach from at least 100ft hook height above the ground/ treetops…or sooner or later you will get yourself KILLED.
2. If you are a long line pilot, and you are carrying passengers, every time you come up, look out the bubble/door and say…I DON’T have a line on… or sooner or later you will get yourself KILLED.
Long lining is the most satisfying helicopter flying you can do. When you put the empty hook in the ground crew’s hand at the end of the approach it feels wonderful..anything else and you know that next time you must do better.