Originally Posted by
Reely340
Well, w/o saying the picture shows the involved helo, what type of HEC is that
Can the pilot "reel upwards" the external load with a setup like that?
With the cable length depicted I severely doubt that they could have lifted the hikers out of a narrow canyon with the system shown, unless it provides a way to winch them up from way further down.
That is a dual hook fixed line system, no way to reel it up or down. THough they could have been using linger lines