Originally Posted by
anypilot
Well, sorry but there is a thing called Loss of Tail Rotor Effectiveness. It is pretty real when the flex coupling fails in the R 44 TR Drive shaft. LTE is the effect, not the cause and that is accepted by everyone. Instead of arguing, how about we constructively try to fill the experience bag before the luck one runs out! More seasoned ones here can figure what happened, because we have all been there or close to it, too. Glad they are largely OK.
Pretty sure that's what the POH refers to as "Loss of Tail Rotor Thrust".