Jim
Yep.....Thrush. He had over a thousand hours in them with the same
operator. It was his 4th load of the day, 3 days into the season and he
was supposed to be off.
Of course it sticks in my mind when I take off with a load now and will
for a few more days/weeks.Where I am flying there is zero margin for
error and an engine failure means a crash pure and simple with little
chance of walking away. Spraying timber in the mountains of Oregon with
a turbine helicopter.
Ol S&B