Just out of curiosity, since you guys don't agree that in certain wind angles the tail rotor becomes "less effective" thus requiring more left pedal, do you also disagree when we (FAA land) say that when the tail rotor passes through ETL on takeoff it becomes "more efficient" thus requiring less left pedal?
Those certain wind angles don't make the TR less effective but demand more pedal to counter the effects of the wind on the fuselage - ie weathercocking tendency.
Yes the TR gains from ETL just like the MR does.