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Old 7th Feb 2021, 06:59
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Agile
 
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If we did think about the mechanical bits, we wouldn't get into the damn thing to start
I like that point above, if you think about all the parts at work in your aircraft while you fly. It can create a counter effective mindset
The helicopter has so many single point failure modes, why would you ever entrust your life onto an 8mm cyclic pitch rod (when we give elevators 6 parallel cables)

At the same time, I always like to proactively think about the specific system or component that get stressed at that particular moment in the course of that specific maneuver while you execute it.
it can destress or possibly let you react faster to an emergency that you had already linked in your brain. (jack stall, MTB overheat, loss of tail thrust,... or simply lack of power --> go around)

Because the "Full Boot" is a relatively exceptional event, it is hard to build a motor control mechanism around it, the brain of the pilot has to come into play.
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