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29th Dec 2022, 15:40

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Gordy

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Originally Posted by megan

Running out of right pedal?What are they like Gordy in handling?

I have not flown them, only a regular AS350 which as we all know has no issues with tail rotor---until they get stuck....

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Originally Posted by blackdog7

Certainly not installed on earlier model EC130's.

I happen to know that all the older Papillon AS350 machines were retrofitted, I assume they would have done the same on the 130's or bought the newer ones. I attended a briefing given by their DO that described the whole process.

As a company, they are extremely pre-active in safety.

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