Having suffered through an idiotic, self induced total loss of AFCS in IMC cruise at night in a 76 I can say that, even with a full panel in front of us, it was a interesting and scary minute until we fully regained control. Far and away one of the stupidest things I ever did in a helicopter. Many lessons relearned that night. Came close to having an accident report with “Albatross was an idiot” as the only cause.
The crew in this event, made much worse by the loss of primary flight instruments, did an excellent job! Kudos to them.
Some folks on another site started criticizing their handling of events in the first comments before any details came to light.
It must be nice to be a “perfect pilot” and judge others from afar.
Last edited by albatross; 27th Oct 2023 at 18:14.