Search and Rescue Manual
Contents -> Rescuing

Helicopter hovering over two victims in the water On rescue missions, the waypoint always points to or near the location of your victims. Press W to select different waypoints to intercept. Once you arrive at the waypoint, hover to a lower altitude (500 feet MSL or less) and begin circling the area to look for victims. The image on the right shows how victims (1 and 2) would look from that such a position.

Once you've spotted the victims, you'll need to slowly and carefully fly towards them. Apply gentle pitching and banking to manuver the aircraft over the victim. Then carefully reduce your altitude to 100 feet MSL or less, but make sure that you stay above the water (this takes a lot of practice and a delicate touch).

Rescue basket being lowered to victim Press P to select the right hoist deployment and press then CTRL + MINUS to lower the hoist (the door will open automatically). Switch to the hoist end view F5 for the best vantage point on the situation.

Use a combination of adjusting the hoist rope to move the basket (1) up and down and manuver the aircraft over the victim (2). Once you have the victim in the basket, press CTRL + PLUS to pull the victim all the way up and into the aircraft (the door will close automatically when everything has been pulled in.

You can press S at any time to see the mission status and how many passengers you have on board. Press W to change way point to your next destination.

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