It is amazing how the TR loses effectiveness when the main rotor rpm is down at the pilot's ankles. Note that all the excitement happens after that pesky horn sounds.
For all those who need to pull out the LTE stamp, including those accident investigators from the national agencies (who in 21 pages of mistaken analysis could not mention low rotor rpm):
It is a pretty good conclusion that when the rotor rpm is pulled down by the pilot in a classic "overpitching" situation that many items on the helo will lose effectiveness, not just the tail rotor.
Calling this LTE is like calling CFIT "loss of altitude effectiveness"
Last edited by NickLappos; 2nd Nov 2007 at 11:46.