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Old 25th Aug 2007, 22:01
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Ascend Charlie
 
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After the spindle failure, Sikorsky modified the head with the addition of a collar on the spindle, to stop it moving all the way out, and a tell-tale yellow strip which you check on the pre-flight.

No strip, run away.
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