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VF: This, and also your Post #3584: Your pictures as always are stunning!
I do appreciate your "TR Safe" policy. But isn't there a risk of falling, or particular with snow, of sliding backwards at the slightest AFT slope?
It has happened to others (see here). But with the tail hanging over the cliff, in your case the result would be much more dramatic. How do you ensure, before idling throttle, that your helicopter can't slide back?
I do appreciate your "TR Safe" policy. But isn't there a risk of falling, or particular with snow, of sliding backwards at the slightest AFT slope?
It has happened to others (see here). But with the tail hanging over the cliff, in your case the result would be much more dramatic. How do you ensure, before idling throttle, that your helicopter can't slide back?
Last edited by Hot and Hi; 21st March 2016 at 08:29.
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G'day Hot & High..thanks for the compliments on my clix 
To reply to Your question on machine positioning safety....in Kindergarten flight training school I was taught to do a very thorough security check each & every landing off an airport or a solid H, including slope landings
This means whenever the ground is uncertain (read every-time); the PIC must, repeat MUST perform a security/stability check; after a suitable landing pad is selected & landed on still maintaining 100% Nr (obviously no steep down-slopes) You give a good positive dance on the Pedals whilst giving the Cyclic a damn good stir to prove the ground is stable, being at the ready to relaunch if she begins to fall over/slip, do this before bringing the Nr back to idle
The complete 'dimwit' on the clip posted did none of the above, zip, zilch, along with landing on a down-slope & immediately shutting down??? WTF was this clown thinking??? Luckily he didn't kill anyone
If Your Instructor didn't teach these baby-basics; it's concerning what other critical key points did he/she miss teaching????
After over 8,000 high altitude Mountain landings this technique works perfectly every-time, provided these basics are followed. I can assure You it has saved quiet a few not so bright Folks from being minced by the Tail-Rotor & never has the machine fallen/slipped over 
To reply to Your question on machine positioning safety....in Kindergarten flight training school I was taught to do a very thorough security check each & every landing off an airport or a solid H, including slope landings
This means whenever the ground is uncertain (read every-time); the PIC must, repeat MUST perform a security/stability check; after a suitable landing pad is selected & landed on still maintaining 100% Nr (obviously no steep down-slopes) You give a good positive dance on the Pedals whilst giving the Cyclic a damn good stir to prove the ground is stable, being at the ready to relaunch if she begins to fall over/slip, do this before bringing the Nr back to idle
The complete 'dimwit' on the clip posted did none of the above, zip, zilch, along with landing on a down-slope & immediately shutting down??? WTF was this clown thinking??? Luckily he didn't kill anyone
If Your Instructor didn't teach these baby-basics; it's concerning what other critical key points did he/she miss teaching????
After over 8,000 high altitude Mountain landings this technique works perfectly every-time, provided these basics are followed. I can assure You it has saved quiet a few not so bright Folks from being minced by the Tail-Rotor
& never has the machine fallen/slipped over
Last edited by Vertical Freedom; 22nd March 2016 at 06:15.
Machine safely positioned; sure is!! Tail-Rotor too
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