Having flown into, out of and through many confined areas, I can assure you that hind-sight is much better. I've been lucky. There is an old saying that is applicable to this: There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, there are very few Old Bold Pilots.
I've clipped trees, taken down a few wires, hit a few birds and even had my rotor system shot by one of my own passengers. I've had eight engine failures during my time as a R/W Test Pilot, I can assure you, there ain't nothing like a safe landing.
