I would say that an 84' width for an MV-22 is a significant difference from the 51' width for a -46 (I am using globalsecurity.org's numbers -- so if NATOPS says differently let me know).
The "never seeing one land" comment was directed at the speed. From looking at the pictures -- the aircraft appears to stay in the dust cloud for a long time -- implying one of two things -- a slow approach or a poorly shot brownout approach. Either way, slow approaches make the sh--heads run like cockroaches -- they hear you coming (to say nothing about brownout/whiteout issues).
The nice thing about using the V-22 as a COD replacement would be the ability to carry loads that don't do well under the shock of a cat shot. If the MV-22's DLQ currency is similar to most fleet helos -- staying night current will be much easier than a COD guy staying CQ current -- this would allow more flexibility with log runs.
The "never seeing one land" comment was directed at the speed. From looking at the pictures -- the aircraft appears to stay in the dust cloud for a long time -- implying one of two things -- a slow approach or a poorly shot brownout approach. Either way, slow approaches make the sh--heads run like cockroaches -- they hear you coming (to say nothing about brownout/whiteout issues).
The nice thing about using the V-22 as a COD replacement would be the ability to carry loads that don't do well under the shock of a cat shot. If the MV-22's DLQ currency is similar to most fleet helos -- staying night current will be much easier than a COD guy staying CQ current -- this would allow more flexibility with log runs.