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Wow!

Start at 1:14 And then go to 5:03

Saw that on Fox this morning. Hell of a deal!

Tippy toeing on a mountain isn't that difficult. Having the power to do so at those altitudes is something novel.

Biggest problem I experienced mountains of Nam was the nitwits inclined to stroll down slope without realizing they were walking into the rotor disc.

training, training, training and absolute, on-the-mark high altitude performance planning - notice that all his movements were slow and deliberate - military RW pilots all train for high altitude now because of Afghanistan - hell, the average ground elevation there is over 4000 feet and most mountain ranges average 14000 to 20000 feet - at best power margins are 80-85% of what they are at sea-level. That's why the heavy lifters like the Chinook do better there. No single engine capability to speak of and not a lot of forced landing areas to choose from. Now think of doing it at night under goggles or FLIR. The guys earn every penny they're paid.

EC145 with twin Arriel 1E2 power units allows for Cat. A ops up to performance class 1,
it has more than enough goods for a low temp 7000 ft alt. pickup.

A variant called the UH-72A Lakota , was selected by the U.S Army as its LUH.
https://www.airbushelicoptersinc.com/products/UH-72A-specifications.asp




welll keep in mind that in 2005, a single engine high performance AS350-B3 conducted 29,000 ft. rescue on Everest.
(certified to MOA of 23,000 feet)

It actually went to 29,500 to set up an approach and touch down on the mountain.

I won't take the bait