To: Helisphere
HELISPHERE SAID:
One of the things I like about an R22 is its’ ability to handle x-winds and tailwinds and to fly sideways. You can fly an R22 at 55 knots and do a slow, totally controlled, pirouette, all the while maintaining 55 sideways and backwards pausing to hold any azimuth desired. And you can maintain 90-degree sideward flight up to approx. 65 knots, and enter sideward flight from as high as 85 knots. I know all this because I've done it with a pace helicopter flying along side reading off airspeeds to me. Many turbine helicopters cannot make that claim.
THE FAA SAYS:
In performing the above maneuvers you are in violation of FAA Airworthiness directive AD 95-26-04
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The Cat