chopjock
I agree, it is difficult to read the spinning AH and therefore determine the angle of bank, so here's an image that gives us a clue. I'd say that's about 80 degrees?
The Flight and Manouvre limitations in the POH states:
- Aerobatic flight prohibited.
- Low-G cyclic pushovers prohibited.
- Avoid abrupt control inputs. They produce high fatigue stresses and could lead to a premature and catastrophic failure of a critical component.
He does all of these..
It also states:
- No loose items allowed in the cabin during doors off flight.
- Do not exceed 100 KIAS when operating at power above MCP
- Do not exceed 100 KIAS with any door(s) removed.
Colour code for instrument markings (I can't believe I'm even typing this...).
Green : Normal operating range (maybe as he was flying so abnormally, he thought this wouldn't apply?!)
Yellow: Precautionary or special operating procedure range.
Red: Indicates operating limits.
Pointer shoulkd not enter red during normal operation.
MCP at 30 degrees temp at sea level would be 23.1 plus 2.8 "
for max power take off" i.e. not normal operation. He goes into the red at least once.
Why on earth would anyone think this clip shows a responsible and normal flight within R44 limits
