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Your argument about being a non public event holds no water if the unfortunate happened. Yes I know the chance's of the donk failing are remote. I am afraid in this day and age you can do what you want when you want and everything is fine until something goes wrong. First question that would be asked did you do a risk assesment ! To give an example we do long line lifting with the 500's. Heli quite often hovering 100 ft above load handler, the CAA insisted that only those involved with the job should be within 50m's incase of engine/ TR failure, so what does that tell you about safety ?