HueyDog wrote: Some criticisms about the winching and some positive comments, but the main thing I noticed was that in Italy a tired older model 412 is out there rescuing people with no evidence of any shiny new Agusta 139s. Are they all sitting waiting for tail rotor blades?
They are coming Huey. Slowly but surely the various rescue agencies around the country (and there are many .. just as we have many police departments) are up-grading.
There has been a lot of criticism on this forum about 'cheap' companies using older model helicopters instead of the very expensive new models. When a person needs rescuing I am sure they will be very happy if a cranky old BO-105 or 206L shows up rather than waiting for a newer model that few can afford or are grounded due to technical issues.
I agree!
It was just a short question (but it seems one nobody wants to answer) I was enquiring as to the role of auto-hover features. Are these helpful to SAR pilots .. to what extent are they used please?