Here's a nice video clip for anyone who, like me, isn't supposed to be familar with how these things fly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znrf6v7se-s
While generally interesting, the vid shows rather well the Chinooks capabilities flying sideways - as I said in post # 3142, the extreme left pedal position does not necessarily suggest a control problem but rather an evasive manouevre, turning side on to slow down in an emergency.
I have been told that special forces pilots practice this manouevre.
Just one point but it is important in that the pedal position's potential as a clue was discounted at one of the inquiries as an extreme yaw manouevre was said to have been inappropriate for a Chinook - said recently by a another contributor to be a symptom of lack of control.
No wonder "nothing can be known" when experienced pilots on this thread do not correct such errors - why does it have to be done by people who do not have the direct experience?