Originally Posted by
Savoia
Wonder why a SARbird (with winch) would be fitted with hook.
The hook arrangement on the BK, it is easily installed/removed?
It's not necessarily a SAR BK, but why wouldn't a winch machine have a hook as well? The AS332 you posted has both, many machines in Oz have both. No, the hook removal/installation takes an engineer an hour or two to achieve.