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If the R's couldn't be sideslipped or flown out of trim, they would not get certified
Robinson obviously conformed to the certification requirements and most probably demonstrated the required sideslip and out of trim flight. I am not saying that they can’t do these maneuvers because they obviously can. You do it all the time along with a lot of other Robbie pilots. My point is that if you do it and fate steps in and you get extreme flapping as indicated in the recommendations with the resultant mast bumping you have violated the recommendations in the POH. In legal terms this is pilot error and most likely you are dead.
Don’t let your product loyalty get in the way of reasoning. If fate steps in and you get mast bumping the last group that will come to your rescue is Robinson helicopter company and especially Pathfinder insurance.
