I just love the comments by people who have absolutely no idea what they are talking about.
Uncertified external load operation - Got me there. Didn't see anything in the article about it so it must be a guess. There are more than 3 manufacturers of hooks for Robinsons. The hardpoint kit is a factory kit. The Onboard Systems FAA and Canadian STC has been around for over 5 years.
Fly and shoot from a Robinson. Done it myself with a handgun in Australia - entirely legal. Also used a shotgun while flying a Bell 47. No law against it. Whats the big deal.
If you thought about it for more than 10 seconds you might find the shooting is done obviously by a shooter on board, then the recovery is done by the pilot alone - so what is the big deal. The legs involved might only be 5 minutes to a point with fuel. A field dressed deer might go 40 - 50 kgs. At $7/kg and shooting say even 4 per hour this equates to NZD 1200/hr or a little shy of USD 700/hr. Not bad return for an R22.
Please remove cranium from rectum.
These guys might judge the fine to be an "overhead" and would probably refer to the comments in this thread as "thug as pugshut!"
"Fire extuinguisher safety pin removed"