The Bristol Sycamore; wooden blades, a 9 cylinder radial engine, had so little hover power over the sea in the Mediterranean that the pilot operated the hoist. He would winch the winchman down to the survivor in the dinghy and if the aircraft had insufficient power reserve to winch them both up then the survivor would come up by himself and find his own way into the cabin. They would then fly back to base with the winchman occupying the dinghy until the pilot returned with said Sycamore and picked him up.