Originally Posted by Ainippe
All of the original Eket 212's had SFENA _ _ _ that never really worked
Interesting because it worked in the 5 x Eket Bell 212s that I flew when the
Greenies from Hell were on the case (my logbook went for a swim but I recall 5N-AJS, 5N-ALQ & 5N-AOE as 3 of them). I was there when the contract changed to 5
'younger' Bell 212s, including 5N-BHM (ex G-BJJO) & 5N-BHN (ex G-BJJP). Both of these had Sperry Helipilot but the Flight Directors were removed before they arrived in Nigeria - so no Altitude Hold facility as required for Single Pilot IFR.
Originally Posted by Grumpyasever
Seem to remember it was okay as long as the pilot was prepared to release his vice-like grip on the cyclic!
Exactly that was part of the problem, a lack of understanding leading to the pilot using the system incorrectly.