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Old 18th Jun 2010, 10:56
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topendtorque
 
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maybe its just me, but would'nt jumping from an R22 be safer than staying around for a landing in one?
http://www.robinsonheli.com/srvclib/rchsn13.pdf
Perhaps if you would like to peruse the above saftey notice you will see that both activities, engaged together, could well be the epitome of the above quote.

Have a go at the following scenario;
drongo jumper standing on skid, yells out -"swing her over a bit to the right mate"

more G loading, crosstube cluster lets go, drongo slips, gasps, grabs, ring pull accidently lets go, parachute into Main or Tail rotor, perfect expression of drongo activity, all round.

This is why I don't allow it. My imagination is also why I am a VFR helicopter pilot and not an unimagitiative IFR pilot.

cheers tet
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