TET / Crab -
I'm not sure exactly what you both feel should be included in a training syllabus that would have prevented this excursion from the flight envelope.
The pilot was unaware of her proximity to the edge of the envelope and whatever it was that caused the LTE and subsequent loss of control, I don't see how you can possibly put that responsibility onto any aviation authority.
What a fright this girl must have got, the video was terrifying.
3top, stating that LTE does not exist based on a controlled demo at 2 feet sounds odd to me.
Can anyone tell me if there is a maximum rate of yaw on the R44?
The reason I ask is that, I was once in a Gazelle where control was lost in a lookout turn at 5ft. Clumsy lead boot pilot, strong wind, unable to stop the turn. After about 6 x 360s, we crashed. Fenestron Stall (French LTE) was blamed and prompted an in depth study. In fact, it turns out that, after extensive testing, the French Test Pilots could not agree that the fenestron was stalling, it was simply not man enough to stop that rate of yaw. I tend to believe them, they're smart guys.
Combined with the effects of low rrpm, could this not be the case here?
tam