When practicing stuck pedal the other day with a student, I noticed the following. In an R22 (Anti-clockwise rotor)
LEFT PEDAL STUCK FORWARD
This was easier to maintain yaw control with the wind on the oposite (Right) side.
With the LEFT pedal forward and the wind on the Right we could mantain yaw directional control relitively easy
With the LEFT pedal forward and the wind on the LEFT side the nose just whether cocked into wind and we went side ways at a 90° angle, We had to make a LEFT CYCLIC TURN to put the nose into wind to get yaw directional control. Once the nose was into wind yaw directional control was easy.
RIGHT PEDAL STUCK FORWARD
In theory with the right pedal stuck forward, I would of said the best place for the wind would be from the LEFT BUT in practice we could not see any real differance.
The wind speed was only about 5 knots it might be different with a stronger wind (Stronger weather cocking effect)
What are your views?
Thanks Thomas
