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Old 20th Sep 2017, 16:41
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jellycopter
 
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My personal soapbox. Why do we insist on calling completely unrelated malfunctions virtually the same name? Tail Rotor Drive Failure versus Tail Rotor Control Failure.
In the heat of the moment, it's easy to jump down the wrong rabbit hole. I've seen multiple crews open up the cards to the wrong section and start the wrong drills because of this.

My suggestion; Tail Rotor Failure = Loss of drive/TGB detached

Yaw Control Malfunction = Stuck/Sloppy pedals.

Simples
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