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Old 23rd Dec 2016, 09:04
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Squeaks
 
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The pilot in the Huey is a very, very experienced operator with some thousands of hours sling work. Look a little more closely at the video before hoicking insults at him.

The crewie could have done a far, far better job than standing under the load and getting in the way. The load should have been rigged with three or four tag lines, and two or three helpers positioned and briefed to stabilise the R44 onto the trailer.

The trailer was parked crosswind, a wide shot seems to show room enough for it to have been parked into wind.

And watch the surrounding scrub being blown around by a fairly gusty wind, taking the load (already trying to weathercock) away from the inputs by the pilot.

We all have bad days but there were some holes in the planning which had a far greater input than the driver!
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