Originally Posted by
claudia
T. and C. Failure of the little belt that drives the hydraulic pump would mean instant failure
and that is sadly not uncommon with single system AS350.
Claudia,
The Astar has the hydraulic accumulators that should give you enough hydraulics to get the aircraft slowed down before you lose all your hydraulics.
I am with T and C on this, a hydraulic failure in an astar is not a big deal, I was just giving training in them the other day.