To: Eden
Obviously by your own admission you do not know what the test is. If that’s the case I will tell you.
1) While on the ground determine the rigged neutral position of the cyclic stick.
2) Hover several feet over the ground. Do not counter any tail rotor translational movement.
3) Hover taxi the helicopter several feet over the ground by moving the cyclic straight forward with out moving the cyclic left or right of the rigged neutral center line. Which way is the helicopter flying?
4) If it is safe to do so fly forward without deviating from the rigged neutral centerline and do not correct for transverse flow. Once past transverse flow (about 20 knots) which way is the helicopter flying? I say that the helicopter is not flying straight ahead but it is flying 18-degrees to the left.
The test will prove me right or wrong.
Please tell me if you think this test is out of line and should only be performed by a licensed test pilot.
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The Cat
[This message has been edited by Lu Zuckerman (edited 26 January 2001).]