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Old 10th Nov 2016, 14:32
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What I have often wondered is why Robinson seems to be doing so little to improve the rotor system? From articles written it would seem that little modern CFD analysis has been done to look at unexpected behavior.
Blaming pilots seems to be a get out of jail free card and perhaps starting to look deeper into the situation would almost appear like wrongdoing (The Trumparians do like to litigate).

The many iterations of blade design (and they don't seem to have perfected it) poses some questions about the state of their engineering and quality control and at the very least indicates some work is needed.

Too many good people have died in seemingly straight and level flight and placing the blame solely on the individual and not the machine seems misplaced.

The 66 is continuing the trend, possibly helped by the additional power, so it really is time to start doing something about it.

This isn't about knocking the machine, there is no denying it's contribution to rotorwing ops, training and making helo flying affordable and accessible.
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