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Old 6th Jan 2007, 10:56
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On the subject of rotary cross wind is, as has already been suggested, an issue. This is particularly the case if you have to fit in with the f/w circuit traffic or there are obstructions around the landing are preventing you from approaching into wind. Under these circumstances you are crabbing with the crab angle increasing as you slow down. Side cyclic limits are a factor but so is the tail rotor. This is one area where the R22 seems better than most. Getting onto the ground is not normally a great problem if you do it right. The challenge is then hover taxiing back to dispersal. Try this in something like a Brantly with limited tail rotor effectiveness and it become an interesting exercise once you get past 15 knots or so - particularly in confined areas.
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