Me neither freind, I wasnt trying to sound judgemental or confrontational in my post. My apologies if I did. I was simply sharing my thoughts as to why those differences exist. We all have to operate in our own operational idium and we all try to do everything we can to ameliorate risk. My operational idium doesnt allow for an excessively and prohibitively expensive twin engine helicopter to tow a billboard around the sky. Or to sling water buckets, or chrismas trees, or seedlings, or hay bales, or a thousand other things that are slung from single engine helicopters. If I bid that type of work with a twin I wouldnt have any work.
If I, or for that matter most of my colleagues as pilots, refuse a mission like this then there is no food on the table. Do I wish that I could fly in an environment with no risk? Yes. Is it possible? No. Anyone who slings from a single will agree or they wouldnt be doing it.
Over here we dont call it the 'waiting to die' or 'dead mans curve' or 'not dead yet but trying curve'...we call it the money curve and not because its fun to be there. Its how we make a living. I just ask that those with the luxury of not having to take any risk dont question my judgment because you dont share the same operational requirements as I do.