Winching operations with a Bristol Sycamore - I'm told that was interesting.
Apparently the technique when rescuing a pilot in the Mediterranean was for the pilot to operate the winch and lower the winchman using the mirror. The winchman then attached the survivor to the strop and the pilot winched him up and the survivor climbed in the back.
They then proceeded to base where the survivor was off loaded, the Sycamore was flown back to the crewman, who was sunning himself in the dinghy, he was winched up by the pilot and they all went home.
I had time on the Sycamore but fortunately not winching.