Clutch problem
recently a friend was off field with an R44 that had a clutch that wouldn't wind off. Belts engaged how could he get back to base, given that the start would be next morning with a cold engine. (I have been able to start with the engine hot, and belts engaged). My idea was that given that if a friend manually wound on the rotor via the tail rotor, this would have the overrunning clutch disengage the rotor from the engine drive.??? A start could be done at this time ?? Could this cause any damage?? Would it work?? Just an idea, I'm not sure I want to try it on my machine to find out