How not to take off in your Robinson!!
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Getting rotor up to speed takes more time than on water because floats are a bit draggy
All well and good those techniques for operating on slippery surfaces but none of those are applicable in this instance. The helicopter was obviously at flight RRPM and pointing straight until he's fallen backwards off the dolly and ended up in the river. The TR impacted the water before he knew what was going on and from there the outcome was inevitable.
I think Mutley's tongue in cheek comment went over your head chopjock.