Late last year we flew with Papillon on AS350s into the Canyon, passengers were loaded and unloaded with rotors running, loading was professional and well organised.
I'll cherish the look on my sons face when we dipped into the canyon, such flights give hundreds of passengers a memorable experience of the joys of flight.
Regardless of the legality, or best practice, if a pilot spends all day, every day with passengers loading and unloading with rotors running I could understand why it could be human nature for him to also exit with rotors running.
In the AS350s on our fights the two seater bench was installed beside the pilot, on the flight into the canyon the pilot position was on the right and on the flight out, in a different AS350, the pilot position was on the left.
Is standardising the pilot's position desirable in a multi craft company?
More chance of fouling collective on exit if pilot position is in the left seat?
Mickjoebill