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Medical helicopters usually have a firing bolt/cuter that the pilot controls. In the event there is a risk to the helicopter due to the winch operation (such a
by laurencei 10y ago
Medical helicopters usually have a firing bolt/cuter that the pilot controls.
In the event there is a risk to the helicopter due to the winch operation (such as the line becoming stuck in some tress below) - the pilot has the ability to cut the cable to ensure the helicopter is not compromised.
- robryk 10y agoSo why does the following manual go to such lengths to prevent the winch line from ever being tied to the ground? http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafsearchandrescue/rafcms/mediafiles/786C1D69_5056_A318_A8A97B2C43CB3E85.pdf http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafsearchandrescue/rafcms/mediafiles/7...