Originally Posted by
Hooloovoo
It's not locked?
It was when I made the comment. BRL has now unlocked it and, for some reason, made a copy of the thread over here.
Originally Posted by
Hooloovoo
I agree. So how come it's actively taught this way in every flight school I've ever been to?
A) It's easier this way. B) But more importantly, so that you can be billed for the time.
Originally Posted by
Hooloovoo
What's the point in having the rule if it is universally ignored? Even in the R44 where the datcon doesn't start rolling until you pull the lever, it's usual to log an extra +0.1 to take into account the warm up time.
See point B) above. The collective mounted switch was introduced for this very reason. Schools that add the extra 0.1hrs don't want to lose out on the revenue that they were getting previously.