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Old 19th February 2012 | 04:34
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John Eacott
 
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Originally Posted by malabo
Looking at the video, I thought the flying by the Puma pilot was somewhat on the rough side. I know you SAR guys get conned by the rear crew and don't fly the "hook" like we're used to, but seemed like some wilder oscillations than I expected in those conditions.

Any SAR guys comment? Crab?
If you allow for the ship's movement (it was rolling quite a lot) the pilot did a sterling job!

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