Originally Posted by
Ascend Charlie
Evil, was there no mechanical link between the collective correlator and the throttle like in the R22?
Could you switch one magneto off to get a rev drop to reduce power?
There was a *mandatory* AD as I recall that was never completed on the airframe that had in big red words along the lines off ‘failure to comply may result in a condition that can lead to fatalities’ . Had to do with a bell crank at the base of the collective, as you rolled full throttle the bell crank moved past the plastic cover over the control rods between the seats And couldn’t return. Had my bucket not been completely full I could possibly have tried the mag method. However, there were a number of other things going on at the time including feedback through the comms due to electrical issues. It was a post maintenance test flight, the aircraft having just been rebuilt after a crash having been flown until it ran out of fuel. Not by me I might add!