Originally Posted by
SASless
Having never seen a EC-130....can anyone enlighten me about possible Yaw Control issues at the loading and DA the aircraft was operating at when it crashed?
Does the 130 have similar limitations similar to the Bell 206 series at certain altitudes/wind directions?
Two 360 rotations as described does suggest a possible lack of sufficient yaw output or a loss of thrust due to a failure of some kind.
I too wonder what the “down river/wind” comment was actually saying.
Was the approach down wind?
I think they're saying the wind was blowing down river, as in direction. Using NSEW would have been clearer.
Suggesting that he turned to face up river and into wind.
Just my interpretation of it.
HTC