TC - I guess you must have worked with amateur wirestraighteners rather than professional winchmen
I never realised you were such a hero
How you managed to train the rearcrew from the pilots seat amazes me
The winchmen put their lives on the line every time they attach themselves to the cable and get winched out of the door - have you tried a space-walk in the mountains? That takes big cojones whichever way you look at it.
Physical strength is essential - have you ever tried to put someone in a strop in the water? Part technique but part brute strength.