Well thought and learned response C4, keep those professional comments comming
C-RH, you can always count on me, and (evidently) you can always predict me too !
On a more professional note, it IS interesting that an Astar , or possibly any other multi-blade system prone to ground resonance, couldn't safely land there.
I wonder what the 407 would do in that situation? It is NOT prone to ground resonance in normal Ops, possibly due to the method of mounting the rear skid tube to the fuselage.
PS. I just had a beer with JR, fresh out of Eugene OR, and now settling in Canmore AB.