Originally Posted by
DOUBLE BOGEY
Have I entered a parallel universe???
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Strain on MGBs and other stuff is irrelevant. If it were there life of the transmission would be curtailed by the number and nature of the CAT Profiles performed.
That's it!
Communication is a difficult area, especially if native and non native speaker discuss via a forum.
Still, the limits for the 30 seconds / two minutes limits, which permit (or not) that a CAT profile is flown are engine and transmission limits.
Newer helicopter actually record the strain of the components - and using much power increases the cycles recorded - and therefore can shorten the time between overhaul.
The original quote about limits was about exceeding them, in case someone dangels underneath and can´t be dropped safely fast enough - which was a litte bit of a thread drift - but no reason to get rude.
best regards