.................................. to burst the pilots ego! See - we don't need you after all!
kite,
That would be the dreaded "collective hump" (in more ways than one) S/S blades?
The trick with the fried ni-cad was to remove it and place by the door (door off of course). If it got too nasty you could just kick it out the door. You had to be careful if you were a little guy and did this with jerry cans in the boot. The resultant aft C of G after you booted the battery out was something to contend with!
