Originally Posted by
Glacier pilot
...All it takes is unconcious pressure on a control.
The key to flying the S76 in IMC is not to touch the flight controls. Fly it in ATT mode using the trim switch for attitude changes, or just let George fly. Some pilots feel bravado is required as soon as they punch a hole in a cloud and they hands fly, failing to make use of George. It takes demonstration and training to get out of that mindset. And you can only do that training in the S76. Fair chance the IIMC and UA recovery training the pilot did in his May 2019 check was not on the S76. As soon as pilots touch the force trim release on the cyclic (or worse, fly in SAS mode), and it's their instinctive reaction to do that, things can go pear shaped very quickly. Which is why S76 pilots should do their IIMC and UA recovery training in the S76.