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Old 22nd May 2012 | 02:25
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342 driver
 
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From: Beverly Hills, CA USA Cannes FR, Manly Bch- Shute Harbour AZ
Collective mounted Hook release

Sorry but no pix.
It's exactly the same as the popout release.
But be careful. I was supervising a new 133 operator and he pulled the hook release with the load "SPLAT" at about 100ft.
I always pulled the circuit breaker until I was actually pulling torque.

But definitely beats the collective mounted "bicycle brake" model. What a joke. I know of some crashes because it takes 2 hands to pull the thing.
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