As a side note.
The right hand seat location for the cameraman would have made it more difficult for him to operate because (if he was using his regular camera) the viewfinder is on the left side of the camera, so one has to twist around or lean forward to be able to put the camera on the right shoulder so it can clear the bulkhead.
This position makes it more uncomfortable or impossible to have a tight seatbelt.
There are ways to operate a hand held camera from the right hand side with a tight belt but these techniques (resting camera on ones knee) are generally not used by news crews reacting to a news story.
Also, in a very tight cockpit and adjacent the pilot, handling a pro size camera with the left wrist in plaster is not ideal, especially when trying to react in an emergency.
However on the plus side for shooting ENG from the right seat in an Enstrom, is you have more room in the front than a Jet Ranger or an R44, and the door is very large with plenty of room to shoot with a camera. The Enstrom is extremely easy to auto rotate and is a very safe aircraft. A shame about hitting an obstacle on the ground.
