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Old 9th Jan 2016, 13:52
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Variable Load
 
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All of the above holds true for the S92 as well. Shortly after introduction into service Sikorsky were surprised that the operators were reporting numerous AP and FD Degrade cautions were being generated. They quickly realised that pilots were constantly flying 'against the springs' rather than flying the aircraft in a trimmed state. I recall Sikorsky issued some sort of notice to operators highlighting that this was the likely cause of the nuisance cautions.

It looks like we have consensus that modern types should generally not be flown against the springs when in a degraded visual environment.
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