Huron Topp:
Thanks for the opinion - I though so too (actually I would even go to 3000ft, but for this case 1000 would do fine ...), when I was argueing with the divers (having been a volunteer rescue diver in Austria - cold lakes, at 400 to 1000m elevation, etc.) However they tell me to shut up, they are "professionals". Well I`ll fly them low then.
But I would like to have some proof - any reference from a rescue org. manual or so to show them that helicopter pilots can be "pro" in a different field too, besides you really never know when you have to fly these guys. Any idea?
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