Originally Posted by
NickLappos
Fling,
I would not simplify the control issue by showing how to not-die by clever application of un-working controls after you drive your aircraft out of control. I would rather teach not driving out of control to begin with. I would teach how to not get zero g.
Also, in the rapid auto entry zero g event, the rotor is driven down (by the pilot's fast collective drop) so that the rotor descends faster than the fuselage, thus unloading the rotorhead.
I think we've gotten crossed up, Nick, or I'm missing something. If I'm flying level at 65kt, and I drop the collective
while maintaining a 65kt attitude, how would this unload the rotor disk to the point of decoupling? Yes there is a reduction of thrust, but the weight of the airframe is still acting on the rotor system, is it not?
BTW - I'm a firm believer in maintaining positive "G" - I was using these examples for discussion, not practice.