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Old 11th Sep 2019, 06:30
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rottenjohn
 
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Originally Posted by ReverseFlight
Speaking from personal experience. I once landed AS350 carefully on the flat strip at the rear of the starboard skids, then applied a little too much downward pressure on the collective and ground resonance kicked in immediately - it happens too easily. I lifted off at once and repeated the landing, this time with micro-millimeters of pressure easing on the collective for an uneventful setdown. Never to be repeated again.
phew, close call. Gotta be careful on those strips on the right hand skids.
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