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Old 13th Dec 2013, 10:44
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Chris Scott
 
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Elitism

As a retired fixed-wing driver, I have followed this thread with great interest and learned a lot, admittedly starting with almost zero knowledge of helicopter flight.

However, some of the majoir differences of opinion between you guys have provoked me either to offer a tentative opinion, or ask (tactfully, I think) for an explanation on what I assumed would be a fundamental point.

The only responses I've had have been from an interested resident of Glasgow, and an American pilot who I've previously traded ideas with on fixed-wing topics.

If you British rotary-wing pilots were capable of consensus on the mechanics of basic emergency manoeuvres, it would be perfectly understandable that you might not want to waste time answering stupid questions from outsiders. But that is evidently not the case, so maybe it's time you started looking outside your elite box?
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