Low G in R-22?
The other day on lee of a mountain range on a hot day (41C) sudden sharp turbulence downdraft and aircraft rolled right. To say I was apprehensive is masterfull understatement. Towards the end I gingerly put in a bit of left pedal (harking back to fixed wing days to stop the right roll I thought whilst avoiding any left cyclic input. The downdraft lasted about 5 seconds, I guess, and it didn't feel easy to reload the rotor (ie positive G) whilst in the downdraft. I held cyclic rigid till it got to about 45 degrees right roll whilst I kept repeating "I don't like this" to myself (I was alone) and by then flew out of it and positive G, then cyclic left till rotor level.
My question. Is there any role (no pun intended) for left pedal as an ancillary action in stopping/recovery/reducing the right roll of low g in a semi rigid rotorcraft if for some reason can't immediately re load the rotor with back cyclic? (I acknowledge the primacy of re loading the rotor by use of cyclic).
John
Last edited by rjtjrt; 4th January 2014 at 09:09.
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