Pilot Exiting While Rotors Turning
During a recent trip to a small Caribbean island near Venezuala I watched the local pleasure flight pilot exit an R44 with the rotors still turning at what seemed to me to be quite a high speed. They continued for several minutes in very breezy conditions. This seemed reckless to me given the heli was surrounded by water also. Does anyone know of any incidents when this sloppy approach has caused problems? I guess it wasn't his heli?
Incidently, on his next flight he didn't do a walkaround or sprag clutch check before lifting. Decided not to fly with him.