Jcoop....Chinook pilots are used to swinging large things around thus tromping on the footrests is a snap. One interesting fact about the CH-47 is the length of the allowable CG travel....on the order of 144 inches range....just under four meters (metres) for Euro spenders in the crowd.
Shawn...your statements might mean something when describing the C model and later variants. The B model with the square tail fin was somewhat better than the A model with the sharp tail....but the A model without SAS was real sport in Yaw. Felt as though you were pedalling the thing to keep the rotors turning or something. With SAS on...the old A model was rather docile, the B even better, and the C with Pitch SAS and SAS was pretty tame. Add the modern goodies and sooth....what more could a guy ask for...."white with two sugars" maybe.
