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Old 4th May 2009 | 14:30
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Gordy
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Not sure if this is a serious question, but a (previously hidden) wire directly in front of you during takeoff from an unscheduled loo break in a field would come to mind. Or when you suddenly remember during take off that you forgot to load the Duff under the left hand seat of your R22 for your camping trip.
Yep---I was and still am being serious. If nothing else, we will call it a learning exercise.

In the situation with the wire---if you have time for a quickstop once you see the wire, then you have time to do a hard turn. The average quickstop from 60kts takes more distance than the distance required to execute a hard bank turn. Conversely, you could pull aft cyclic and climb above the wires.

Forgetting your "duff"---in reality, continue the take off and and fly a pattern back to your same spot.

In the case of the "flying orders'. Would a company really write rules that are not in the interest of safety? Is there REALLY no other way?
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