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Old 26th Dec 2004, 21:53
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John Eacott
 
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Arrow Do you do it with the gear up or down??

That query could lead to all sorts of replies....

But for the S76, only a few sling loads in the dim and distant past, but mostly the gear was left down: with the load on, there was no way the gear was an issue re speed. Fairly lousy lifting platform, with little or no pilot reference coming into the hover. IIRC, the only way to make an approach was to drift in sideways, looking through the pilot's door window, which was interesting taking tools out to the rig.

G109,

Huh?
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