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Old 16th Dec 2003, 17:03
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gasax
 
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Maximum slopes?

I've tried searching the forum without much success, so I throw myself on the mercy of you guys.

We (some firends and I) were talking about being rescued by helicopter and the perception was they would get down anywhere. As a plank driver I naturally pointed out they couldn't land and people would have to be winched on and that takes time and so the number of people rescued would be pretty limited, particularly if any distance was involved.

So the big question is what are the limits for landing a large (SeaKing) or similar? I guess they are set by the degree of movement from the rotors etc but surely that is 10 degrees or less?

Thanks
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