HC said
If at DH+50 or 300' at night, I can just see the bright lights of the installation through the mist, there is nothing to stop me descending further to get below the thin cloud base of 100', then running in and climbing up to the helideck.
Are you shi**ting me!
I've never flown with any trainer, Line or otherwise, who has interpreted the latter stage of an ARA in that way or that would condone a stunt like that.
Heavens forbid.
The only one thing that will stop that kind of stunt is good airmanship.
Are you telling me that you can't land to a 50ft deck from a run in at 200ft by day or 300ft by night?
There should never be a need to climb back up to deck height. ****, just go home and try again another day!
"Failed to demonstrate" may come up in the debrief if someone tried that with me on a line check.