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Old 10th Nov 2016, 10:22
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Crash one
 
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Pardon me, "some inputs the reverse of fixed wing" . If you get into a situation of rotor RPM decay, which is similar to a fixed wing stall. You do not push and increase power, fixed wing fashion. You pull and reduce power to increase the drag through the rotor. This was explained to me during the very small amount of training I did on them. The words used were, " get the disc loaded and keep it loaded.
Sorry to ruffle feathers.
I am no expert on this, never professed to be, and I am not about to argue with a gyro pilot. As I said, my (limited) knowledge of them.

I should add that my limited experience of them was well before the Glasgow investigation. In the days when the thrust line/CofG was more of a problem. Although it was understood.
Modern, lowered thrust line, designs are far safer than the old Bensen B8.
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