Thanks John.
When remembering the Scout one doesn't instinctively think of longlining or logging, but ..
Spent a very happy 160 hours driving a Scout, and sling loading was its reason for being. Used on a hydrographic survey ship for setting up tidepole camps and Hi Fix navigation stations. Made the last in service flight in the aircraft 1/8/73 where upon it went into storage and later found a home in the FAA museum at Nowra. Was paraded flying at various airshows by the museum and see it still appears on the civil register.
Always considered the Scout the sports car of helicopters - beautiful handling, though coming from the Huey its fuel consumption was prodigious for the power produced.
The Ship HMAS Moresby
The Aircraft
The Pilot - why the flare gun on the right of the instrument panel? Never got an answer, must be an Army thing.
On the job
Bruce Crawford and self arriving with its replacement at Nowra 11/10/73. Brand new off the production line - 5:20 hours on the clock