Originally Posted by SASless
same type of flying is just being wild and reckless to you it seems.
can fly it to its limits. That is something very few helicopter pilots ever really achieve.
I think the main thing is that super critical demos without explanation only promotes inexperienced emulation - which is trouble with a capital T -
and I don't agree that flying right to the limits means eroding the T/R. e.g. reverse quick stops with the T/R right up out of harms way look far more effective for the moving visual display and are so much easier to recover from.
Prod Ned a bit he might come up with a couple of snaps to illustrate.
it's not a nice feeling when you are sitting waiting on full forward stop while the M/R is just starting to decay as you're trying to - lift - lift - as the bloody firma terror is looming closer.
You are right; very few get to learn to fly to the limits, even fewer again get to go over the limits - and recover-- and keep the bloody job in hand- that's what we used to teach operationally, makes a far safer pilot.
I'll be delighted to check the other thread asap.