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"Beav" wrote in message ...
"helicopterandy" wrote in message om... SEAN, I DIDN'T MEAN HE ROLLED OFF THE POWER, ONLY THAT HE LOWERED COLLECTIVE TO FULL DOWN TO COUNTER THE LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR. Loweriing collective wouldn't do anything for the tail rotor action. If the tail rotor DID fail, then the pilot would need to remove the TORQUE whivh the tail rotor now can't counter, and that's when the rollong power off would come in handy. Beavis(boy, does your name fit!!), How long have you been studying helicopters? Five minutes? Saying as you did above that "lowering the collective wouldn't do anything for the tail rotor action" speaks volumes of your obvious lack of even the basics of flying helis. But then you do a 180 and say that "that's when rolling off the throttle would come in handy"... Let me assure you of one thing above all else, YOU NEVER roll off the throttle unless the collective is in a full down position. EVER. If I have to explain this to you then you really shouldn't try to get involved in a discussion you know ZERO about. Sorry, I guess you cannot learn that with your remote control can you? Do us all a favor and go buy a Rotorcraft Flying Handbook and READ IT. Your stupidity is exactly why this site is so poor. Please don't come to our Yahoo group. Regards, Mark BUT HE MAY HAVE ROLLED OFF POWER (WHO KNOWS) BUT THEN HE HAD TO ROLL POWER BACK ON BEFORE HE PULLED IN POWER(COLLECTIVE) AGAIN TO ARREST HIS DESCENT AS HE NEARED THE ROOFTOPS. This is a turbine heli. Rolling power on and off "that" quickly isn't going to happen. I suspect the pilot knows that though. THEN HE GOT THE SEVERE YAW AGAIN. IF HE DIDN'T HAVE THE POWER BACK ON WHEN HE PULLED COLLECTIVE THE BOTTOM WOULD HAVE FELL OUT OF THE SHIP VERY QUICKLY If he had a tail rotor problem, the LAST thing he'd do is add power.Well maybe if he liked flying a Waltzer he'd add power, but if he's already cut power, he woudn't be in a hurry to re-apply it (even if he could) AND HE WOULD HAVE PUT THAT SHIP THROUGH THOSE ROOFS INSTEAD OF ON TOP OF THEM. I think he was simply lucky. I don't think a lot of what followed the initial departure was down to skill at all, but we all need a bit of luck now and again. -- Beav Please note my E-mail address is "beavis dot original at ntlworld dot com" (with the obvious changes) Beavisland now lives at www.beavisoriginal.co.uk |
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