Future Pilot
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Lol! Kid knows his stuff. Met an autistic kid at a PR event once. Knew more about our helo than some pilots! 
Zeldman
Touchdown! Greaser!
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You can bet that little sucker was scoping out the area just waiting for the crew to go get lunch.
Basic rules at PR events:
1. Always have at least one crew member by the aircraft.
2. If it doesn't use a key to start, always pull starter / igniter CB with people sitting in the front seat.
3. If you need to leave the aircraft, lock the doors.
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Is it a mechanical emergency release that doesn't use electrical power?
Only thing on an H-60 that works with the batt off, is fire fighting. Blowing the hook and wing stores requires batt on and DC essential energized.
Warlock
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It was a stray voltage problem and unless you pulled circuit breakers in the back seat and in the fuselage it was hard to say it was safe...it did not take much...AH-1's always had signs on them in the hanger letting you know if the jettison cartridges were installed are not and if it was any length of time they had to be removed...Also one of the reasons the cover was finally safety wired shut. I seem them blow by simply turning the master arm on...not routine but common enough...