Lu :
Some clarification re your last but one post, if poss.
When did you start your investigation ? You say it was after 3 years at Bell, and the date on the report is 1996.
The US military has been aware of this phenomenon since at least the Vietnam war, the video shown by Tim Tucker on my safety course dates to early 1970's.
BTW, Tim did some testing of the entry to and recovery from low g conditions, until he decided it was a bit silly ( English understatement, not sarcasm or irony ).
My copy of the R22 POH doesn't have a sideslip or out-of-trim limitation anywhere in the Limitations section. Nor is out of trim or sideslip mentioned in the safety notices at the back of the POH.
Perhaps it's in the Eng manual - useful for pilots, eh ?
Is there an R22 instructor anywhere in the UK reading this who'd like a gander at the report as well ?
[This message has been edited by WhoNeedsRunways (edited 17 September 2000).]