Nubian,
Clearly you did not read my second line which I posted about 2 minutes after my original post:
Edit: Well maybe holding it to see if it would settle down then he pickled it.
BTW: I suspect there was no load master, we do not use them. And yes, any professional pilot would have held it to see if the problem would sort itself out, just like he did prior to pickling the load.
Just to clarify terminology "pickling the load" means the same as "jettisoning the load". And hopefully he pickled the load from the remote hook with his left thumb and not the whole line with his right finger----unless of course on that side of the pond you do things the other way round?