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I can recall twice in my career when weather deteriorated to the point where i put the thing on the ground and waited it out (and so glad I was in a helicopter!). Once in Arizona and once in Alaska. Both times with decreasing ceilings and forested terrain below.

The time in Arizona the rain was so heavy I found myself slowing down to the point where the rain was no longer blowing/clearing off the windshield. I saw a clearing in the trees and and made a B line for it. Strangely, every Astar I've ever flown has had mounts for windshield wipers yet I've never seen them installed.