Thank you, you handsome Devil 49. That makes perfect sense. I appreciate you explaining it.
But still...knowing this... one wonders why the Grand Canyon pilot did not avail himself of the ability to tighten up the collective friction IN ADDITION to engaging the down-lock, which obviously had come undone. I don't know... It's just... I mean, if you're going to get out of your running helicopter, especially at 100% NR, wouldn't you want to make damn sure the controls couldn't move? Just how badly did this kid have to pee?