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Old 31st Oct 2018, 06:17
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n5296s
 
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I don't understand. Just watched the video. The aircraft is rotating clockwise (viewed from above). Surely that's the SAME as the rotor rotation? Or does the 139 have US-style anti-clockwise rotor?

As a medium-time PPL-H I've thought a lot about this accident (like everyone else :-( ). I guess if you lose the TR at low altitude like this, you're pointing where you're pointing (even if you bring the yaw under control) and going where you're going. At altitude you can turn with cyclic, but no time for that here. So unless you have exceptionally good luck, it's not going to end well.
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