Jar-fcl 2.055 Training And Testing Helicopter

[zlocko2002]

Each helicopter shall be fitted with duplicated primary flight controls for use by the instructor and the student. Swing-over flight controls shall not be acceptable



does this means that r22 and r44 are not acceptable for flight training, from what I saw most of schools have r22 or Sweizer300.

I am not falmiliar with small piston helicopters (benefits of military flight training: small fix wing, B203 and direct to big twin)

what is the best helicopter for FTO?

[Noiseboy]

The Robbie cyclic bar teeters across the central stick, making control available to both pilots at all times, it doesn't swing over between the two.

[Aesir]

Swing-over flight controls shall not be acceptable

This "Swing over" reference is a leftover from the airplane world i think! I believe the DHC Beaver had "Swing over" type steering column f. ex. Never seen a helicopter with this type of controls

[The Nr Fairy]

"Flare, Flare, FLARE . . . bugger it - gimme the cyclic"

I can see the AAIB report now