Top End Torque Nigel Osborn Ron Shortis Edelsten memories
Edelsten "owned" an Enstrom which was flown by that pilot who was not paid, but whose name was Don ????
Edelsten probably did not own it but his pilot overpitched it at the base of the mountains in Mt Kosciusco National Park then flew to the top of the mountain overpitched and crashed.
Shortis and I salvaged that helicopter.
After repairs I flew this apology for a helicopter and realised the following:
A) Come up to the hover. Engine power is insufficient to maintain RRPM.
B) RRPM decreases.
C) Because the turbocharger is the only thing that got this porker off the ground in the first place, loss of RRPM decreases the exhaust gas flow.
D) So MAP decreases. Not unlike lifting your foot after realising that your car cannot get over the hill.
E) Milking the collective will not work. Turbos do not work that fast. Hope you have not tried to transition over the fence and grab translation.
F) Oh dear
That was 25 years ago. I hope Don???? went on to better things. As for Jeff...
No surprises there.
thekite