Yes as I said - a phobia. But we have seen it haven't we in these pages not so long back where a '44 dropped half the T/R gearbox off or just the hub and blades assy? I do not remember which and landed, although I think from a very low height perhaps before it could become vertical?
Wasn't that Huey followed by another AC when some testing was being done checking some theories as to why the first one crashed as only our RAAF would do? A departed friend of mine who had a few hours also on the Huey but in a Mirage that day in the circuit watched that one as the M/R again stayed in the same place, the rest descending very quickly. A friend if his driving the Huey. The testing involved fast pushovers I believe.
Reminds me of a story from my dear old dad. Townsville towards end of war the locals got to hear about the compressibility problems they were having in Europe chasing fast things downhill. 86 Squadron Mustangs boss decided they should test and find out what the issues were. Dad who was in the sister squadron said one day they heard an engine hit blue note, looked up in time to see a machine coming out of the sky very fast, they found one boot.
Like you say don't do these things at home.
4thethrill, if you are above the AFM minimum weight and the Cof G is still wrong, please don't fly until you get someone qualified to work it out and fix it.
cheers tet