To: helmet fire
I wasn’t trying to do anything other than asking two questions. I just wanted to know what the pilots and mechanics were taught relative to POF. I was not trying to gain support for my opinions. Having read the various posts condemning me for my stupidity and ignorance I was curious what other people were taught because, I learned it was centrifugal force and centripetal force was never mentioned. I posted these same questions on Just helicopters and a pilot by the name of Butch Grafton emailed me some information taken from the FAA mechanics manual and he pointed out one area of the FAA Rotorcraft handbook. These two manuals identified both forces and in the explanation they indicated both were real forces that acted in opposition to each other. Now I don’t know if it is technically unsophisticated to have referenced these manuals but they are major teaching tools in the USA for pilots and mechanics.
By stating that centrifugal force is a non force can cause problems in the minds of technically unsophisticated individuals like myself. That is why this argument has gone on so long.