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Old 2nd Jul 2006, 14:31
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rudestuff
 
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I agree with Toohey29 - i'd have thought that if you lost a TR pitch link the blade would want to go flat pitch (i guess it depends on the design) - which would be the same as almost full right pedal - so you'd have to match it with the other one (with pedals) to stop the vibration. Then with enough altitude you can roll off throttle to stop the spin, get some airspeed and either bring back some power to carry on or continue the auto.

If the blade had gone full left (i assume he meant full pitch meaning nose left)as the other guy said, the TR would still have been providing thrust and there woudn't have been much rotation.
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