A New Danger at America’s National Parks | Extreme heat is making it harder for rescue helicopters to take off.
A New Danger at America’s National Parks | Extreme heat is making it harder for rescue helicopters to take off.
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Extreme heat is making it harder for rescue helicopters to take off.
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Perhaps going hiking in 121F weather is a death wish. That's what they want.
Perhaps they should consider retrofitting with higher-lift rotors, or replacing the helicopters with higher lift models. Just a thought.
Unfortunately, there is also almost certainly a secondary problem in that the parks and rescue services are underfunded to do such overhauls. Granted, some better off ones probably can and will but likely not all.
I'm sure they will. After a few accidents.