Why not a parachute?
Wow, those photos nearly give me a nose bleed.
I took some skydivers up to 5000' a few weeks back in a 47 and the feeling of loneliness and being too high after they had bailed out was quite unexpected.
Given the risks of parachutes around I wore a safety chute myself - felt good when the ground was so far away.
Being a newbie - dare I ask the question why helicopter pilots dont have parachutes. The old reason of not being high enough to use them does not apply anymore. Base jumpers prove that.
You'd think that Robbie flyers would buy em!