Challenging helicopter ship hoist with the CH-149 Cormorant. Full audio and 4 camera views.

103 Sqn got tasked to medevac an injured or ill person off off of a fishing trawler approximately 200nm north east of St Anthony, NL. The waves were not big but the swells were. It proved to be a challenge for me. For those that requested it there is not a couple shots of what my hand or control movements look like and I reduced the amount of captions because there is audio. As always comments, questions, suggestions, and requests are always welcome. I am working on shooting a couple videos in the hangar to show you close ups of the helicopter both inside and out as well as some of the equipment we use...including the guideline. Some of the things top cover does or can. This is not an exhaustive list and I am sure I am forgetting some things. 1) Get to the boat first and give them a brief as to what is about to happen. Tell them to prepare their deck which could take time. 2) Find the boat for us and give us an exact position. 3) At night they will drop flares which can help create a horizon. 4) If something goes wrong (i.e. we end up in the water) they will be there to take charge of the scene and begin rescue operations. 5) If the vessel is taking on water or sinking they can drop supplies, pumps, or rafts. 6) If the medical scenario is dire and we are still hours away they can dispatch their SAR Techs via parachute to the boat to begin medical intervention. 103 is a RCAF Search and Rescue Squadron based out of Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. They fly the CH-149 (AW101) Cormorant Helicopter. 0:00:00 Introduction 0:00:10 Pre take off 0:04:18 Take off 0:07:11 Mission brief 0:08:15 Approach into B-S 0:10:25 Landing in B-S 0:14:10 Hot fueling 0:15:32 Take off 0:17:14 Inserting waypoint 0:18:29 New plan 0:19:31 Waves 0:20:28 Approach, brief and dry runs 0:28:28 Hoist insertion 0:40:43 Hoist extraction 0:47:30 Leaving the ship 0:51:37 Top cover 0:52:28 Approach into Gander 0:57:33 Landing in Gander 1:00:07 Taxi and ambulance