Originally Posted by
Ascend Charlie
Robbiee, in my school, use of the governor was restricted to nav trips, where the left hand was holding maps or making notes. Otherwise, it was relying on the correlator (surprisingly good) and small adjustments of the throttle to keep the RPM where they should be. Back in the Bad Old Days, we also had to be proficient in using manual throttle in the turbines of the Hueys before we went solo. Anticipation was the key - small throttle movement followed by small lever movement, up or down. Had to fly a circuit in manual fuel from hover to hover.
That's all well and good, but I've always struggled to make those "small throttle movements" in the 22, because the damn thing's too tight. It'd be like, "squeeze it just a bit,...nothing, squeeze just a bit more,...nothing, squeeze just a bit more,...nothing,...then BAM too much!"
Rolling the throttle is the one thing (and I mean ONLY thing, lol) I actually liked better in the Schweizer.
I hope those old Huey throttle's were more like Schweizers than Robbys.