Pilots who opt for this totally unnecessary practice really are pushing the safety envelope.
It is very poor airmanship to say the least.
I challenge anyone to offer a sound reason for getting out and leaving a burning and turning chopper unattended (other than in an emergency).
Anyone? With or without the backing of the RFM.
I also challenge the legal fraternity to defend the pilots actions in the event third parties sued the pilot for damages due to his dereliction of duty.
So TC, despite the Thousands of Pilots around the World, and the Hundreds of Thousands of times all this has been done with absolutely no problem, that there is no Legal Prohibition against the Practice in the vast majority of Authorities
Surely, you do not think acting in compliance with all the Rules, Regs, Laws, Safety Notices, Approved RFM's and the like within One's own Authority's Jurisdiction constitutes "Poor Airmanship or worse" do you?
If so, where does that leave You when you do that in the UK?