Originally Posted by
Bravo Delta
I would like to ask a further question
We all know the decision to fly in soup ain’t fun.
I believe that this pilot had been in very similar positions many times over the years but in this case may have got overcome by the extra thick fog.
My question for All helicopter pilots.
If you make an abrupt control input eg max rate turn - is there a possibility of control jam ?
Nick Lappos is the Man and Pro for sure concerning S76, but the investigation board made a finding 2005 that flight controls might partially jam with some coll/cyclic
combinations... and the pilot needs to use additional force to release the jam... (Now we are talking about ”extreme handling” in stead of normal flight.)
This finding was done when S76C+ ended in the Gulf of Finland 10/08/2005 and 14 people perished.