Mmmmmm .....
Cannot but help thinking ...."there is a reason that the Russkies got this job"?
Though they got this task done without incident ... my own experience tells me that when somebody wants a job done .... and nobody else is happy to tackle it ... a Russian machine usually pops up to do the task!
I may be wrong ... perhaps the Mi26 is the only machine capable .... my problem lies with the dilution of standards and rules that have been developed over the experience of years of practice just for expedience.
Always justified by the "I told you it could be done" statement ..... until there is that oh so loud OOPS!
Would just LOVE to see the insurance quote for the job!!