Nick,
Kinda reminds you of how quick things can happen when you least expect them. Pretty dramatic event....reminds one of the value of tandem rotor somehow. But, you want to talk about dramatic....imagine a tail rotor failure on a Chinook !!! Change the scenario to night, bad weather, cold rough seas, rain pelting down,high winds ....and the nearest SAR bird three to four hours away! Oh, why didn't I pay more attention to the guy who said go fixed wing young man?