Is it 500D or E ? I wondering how much it lift... It looks it must have been close to limit there in the rescue clip with one pax, long line and two rescue rescuers with their gear on the end of it, hot high even.
Or is situation like this no prob for the 500?
If you are speaking of the rescue at dusk in the crater, it was reportedly done at 10,000' MSL with quite a bit of fuel on board. That doesnt even factor in the DA which is also an issue as Maui is a warm humid place. So yes, you will have some potential power issues at that altitude.
All the guys on this show seem really down to earth & obviously have some excellent piloting skills. Don, the owner cracks me up. I guess you could say he is very "passionate" about his company & flying. All in all seems like a decent bunch to share a cold one with.