TM 1-1670-260-12&P
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10. HOOK-UP AND RECOVERY FLIGHT OPERATIONS (Figure 1 and Table 3)
WARNING
Should it become necessary for a ground crew
member to perform hook-up while on the helicopter
being recovered, extreme care must be exercised to
avoid static electric shock, injury resulting from falling
off the helicopter as a result of rotor downwash, etc.
CAUTION
Remove any loose objects from recovery site to
prevent them from becoming projectiles as a result of
rotor downwash.
NOTE
Figure 1 details the disabled and recovery helicopter
rigging. Reference numbers in the following text that are
outlined in parentheses [i.e., (1), (2), etc.] refer to Figure 1,
View A and Table 3 item numbers. Refer to Figure 1, View
A and Table 3 for configuration guidance.
a. Launch recovery helicopter.
b. Direct recovery helicopter into hover position slightly to the side of the disabled helicopter where sling (8),
Figure 1, View A, has been positioned for connection of the disabled helicopter to the recovery helicopter sling.
WARNING
Ensure static grounding of recovery helicopter is
accomplished by allowing free end of sling lines to
touch the ground before ground crew comes in
contact with sling.
CAUTION
Once sling line has come in contact with ground and
after sling line comes in contact with a ground crew
member, the crewmember must maintain continuous
contact with the sling line until it is connected to the
disabled helicopter to maintain static grounding.
c. Allow end of sling line from recovery helicopter to make ground contact to discharge static electricity.
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