An extra set of eyes outside can be very helpful for tricky landing spots…a well trained set of eyes with a pre discussed plan. Solid ground contact with bear paws/back of the skids is essential, as the weight of the helicopter is way back by the aft cross tube. If you don’t have solid contact back there, when you climb out, the CG will shift back and the helicopter can tip over on its tail. Having spent the last 20 years flying geologists, drillers, biologists, archaeologists, fish and game, remote construction, power line, engineers, communications techs, glacier scientists, and countless others….I’ve landed in some pretty epic spots and learned how to use every resource possible to do it safely. Take 2! I didn’t mean to post it with music on the last one.
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