Oryxs said of the S92:
'It does however have a big down draft. Have seen some of the smaller rescue specialists hanging on for dear life during operations with a guide line'
Nick Lappos said of the S92 and EH101:
'The S61/H3 has a lot less downwash speed, its disk loading is about 35% less than an EH101 or an S92, and the downwash velocity goes with the square root of the disk loading, so the 101 is perhaps 15% higher velocity than the S61. The S92 and EH101 are within 10% of each other, the 101 a bit more.
Yet you maintain the Merlin is suitable for all the SAR jobs that the Sea King currently performs. Illogical Captain...