I have heard of two occasions of the pilot leaving the cockpit with rotors turning with frictions tightened. A Jet Ranger pilot had to unload the baggage bay after landing on a rig, he opened the baggage bay door, removed the contents and when closing the door pushed too hard and the a/c started to yaw and eventually went over the side of the rig into the sea, I don't know how he got home. The second case was during a Bell 212 ferry to Nigeria, the battery temperature warning system indicated an overheat, they landed near a lake and with rotors running etc., the pilot and engineer removed the battery and placed it in the lake and then carried on with the ferry, arranging for a battery to be shipped out to them.
Last edited by Oldlae; 5th Dec 2007 at 22:03.