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Old 30th May 2019, 22:04
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Robbiee
 
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Originally Posted by SASless
Robbie skipped right over this part.....it is imperative to maintain positive control of the yaw rate and devote full attention to flying the helicopter.

If One applies FULL Pedal and the aircraft continues to yaw....One has lost control of the helicopter.

To come back around and try the same thing a second time and expecting better results begs incredulity.

Perhaps that small blurb...."Devote full attention to flying the Helicopter" is a bit difficult for some folks to grasp.
Hard to imagine this guy having full left pedal applied (on that part I do agree with Bob). Looks more like his feet were asleep as he swung it around.
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