When will they learn. always read the bloody checklist. Several friends on 777s and 74s and they are 10.000hr plus pilots and guess what Checklists. And yes you can fly a 44 without HD in, if you cant you shouldn,t be in the machine. GLAD TO HEAR THE GUYS ARE FINE THOUGH BUT HOPEFULLY LESSON LEARNED. if any low timers are reading this if your instructor starts a machine without a checklist he/she will eventually miss something thats the nature of the human being. Its there for a reason the photos prove why