English:
Fall by rope recovery: Cause unclear
Source
Absturz bei Seilbergung: Ursache unklar - steiermark.ORF.at
Can such "variable cable" be disengaged midflight?
Does "human cargo certified" lifting equipment feature a similar mechanical discharge lever at the cyclic
as does the S-300C I fly regularly? (It has an external cargo hook mounted at the bottom)
I was under the impression that human rescue "long-line" equipment is always attached abreast the CoG,
to the side of the fuselage, high up, so that the person rescued can be reeled in to floor height, by coiling up the cable electircally.
Does a side-of-fuselage rescue system feature a quick release mechanism?
Could it be that this tragedy in fact was some form of pilot error?
Is it legal to rescue people with a cargo type external hook right at CoG
below the fuselage?
That would mean it would be legal to carry human load dangling on the long line, constantly exposed to both
rotor downwash and forward airspeed, all the way from site of mishap till landing zone, due to unavailability of "reel in function",
as the cable is attached to the belly of the a/c.
edit: I discovered that apparently belly hooks are ok for human rescue:
http://imgl.krone.at/Bilder/2017/06/...c2_tmp_jpg.jpg
N.B.
the failed rescue was attempted by a federal police helicopter "OE-BX.." (B federal, X rotorcraft)
and not a SAR company.
edit:
still curious: does a belly hook long-line system feature a mid-flight reel in capability?