Second, while I understand Force Trim-On in flight mode, it makes implicit sense and I did not understand why FC-OFF was in the checklist, I have to ask why do you want some light cyclic friction... doesn't that just make AFCS work harder? Or is the AFCS working "behind" the cyclic?
Yes, with the Bell IFR package there is a collar installed above the cyclic friction to insure minimum friction. Pain in the ass because I like a light cyclic, but there ya go.
Third, I understand there is no collective friction in this setup, but in flat pitch to hover the collective movement is "sticky", it is difficult to make a slow smooth pull. Is that normal for this configuration?
Dirty collective friction (under the co-pilot's seat). Old problem.
Fourth, any scoop or tricks to filling the port aux fuel tank faster than slow gravity feed?
Nope, go for lunch, it's gonna take a while. Opening in the interconnect does absolutely nothing to speed it up. Some folks (214B guys) would remove the top cap and dump fuel straight in. We didn't do that on IFR ops.
Last edited by oleary; 27th Jul 2014 at 16:34.