Originally Posted by
megan
Difficult to say as we we were not there. Some considerations, helicopters produce a down wash even at flat pitch, sufficient if you're on wheels to initiate and sustain taxi, the Apache manual suggests only pulling power to taxi if use of the rotor disc is insufficient. The very presence of an obstacle upwind is going to cause turbulence, more so if it is a helicopter modifying the airflow with its input via down wash. I don't think some here appreciate the handling qualities of light fixed wing aircraft such as your Cherokee. Congratulations on the airmanship in considering the issue, exercise extreme caution when helicopters are in the vicinity of your fixed wing landing or take off area.
Tosh. Always pull power to ground taxi, I say again about 10% Tq above MPOG. If you don’t, you cause stress on the strap packs.