Can remember years ago in a AS350 with that little 16 gauge Collective lock firmly in place..........just normal stuff, no second thoughts until that snake scared the $#*& out of me whilst inspecting that cactus??
The "lock" works a treat.........nearly as many hours outside than I have inside??
Now in the BK.........those locks will firmly hold you down and prevent you from embarassing yourself.
Frictions are one thing.............Collective and Cyclic locks are quite another............