Aussie Rob - Very interesting. But what about a basic harness (on a 100ft line) that you can drop on top of the victim from a 50ft hover. Victim then puts over shoulders and then you go from 50-100ft, gently lift them 10ft and fly victim to the side of the lake?
Not knocking what you did in the pics as that takes alot of balls and isvery skifull...but there must be a simple way that can be taught. Real shame when the heli industry is so wrapped up in bull**** regs that we can't do basic rescues and people die? I'm not saying let all and sundry just do this but like under Part 133, just regulate it and make sure the people and companies doing it are well trained. It's not rocket science. You guys over there do much more serious and tough long line work than this. Even in Europe, OAMTC can do it, Rega can do it...Worse case scenario for HEMS & Police here a hook would cost roughly £20-30,000. Peanuts when considering the money that is already spent on the machines.