malabo
18th Feb 2019, 03:37
Flown helicopters in Haiti a few times over the years, and the relief work was always good for a paycheck, especially to get through the offshore oil slow downs.
Watched a video of an S76B doing an evac of the usual do-gooders. They really think all their "retired-couple on a boat cruise" luggage will get loaded? Single pilot, he never shut down (??) but at least did his briefing away from the helicopter. Lonestar Air III owner, must have got the cabotage figured out.
Sorry for the link to a newspaper, couldn't isolate the video.
Haiti S76B video (https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/southern-alberta-missionary-team-safely-evacuated-out-of-haiti-amid-civil-unrest)
Watched a video of an S76B doing an evac of the usual do-gooders. They really think all their "retired-couple on a boat cruise" luggage will get loaded? Single pilot, he never shut down (??) but at least did his briefing away from the helicopter. Lonestar Air III owner, must have got the cabotage figured out.
Sorry for the link to a newspaper, couldn't isolate the video.
Haiti S76B video (https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/southern-alberta-missionary-team-safely-evacuated-out-of-haiti-amid-civil-unrest)