Helicopter crop sprayer refilling from tanker platform - GIF

[12bolts]

Yep they do land full weight on the truck. Zero down thrust.
This is our chopper performing a similar task

We refuel to the pilots request, refill the spray tank with the next load, Clean the windscreen or whatever else the pilot needs. All done hot. Shutting down a turbine takes time and money, constant communication between pilot and ground crew is the key. Some call it Hot and Dirty,

we just call it Efficiency done best.