All of the medium pilots in our outfit seem to be pretty comfortable with the techniques of managing rotor RPM in our 204’s and our 205A-1 during various scenarios, i.e., to maximize lift, during left pedal jams, beeping back the N2 governor while in EMERG mode to reduce throttle sensitivity, auto’s, etc.
Our 205A-1 has just been upgraded with the 212 rotor system this past winter. I’ve heard a few stories about not letting the rotor RPM decay with these blades but other than that I haven’t any experience with them.
My 1st question then is: Are the rotor RPM management techniques mentioned above no longer applicable/safe in our 205? Any other “watch-out-for’s†that we need to be aware of?
2nd question: How much right pedal input is realistic while training loss of thrust scenarios in the Bell’s?
Cheers, folks.
Our 205A-1 has just been upgraded with the 212 rotor system this past winter. I’ve heard a few stories about not letting the rotor RPM decay with these blades but other than that I haven’t any experience with them.
My 1st question then is: Are the rotor RPM management techniques mentioned above no longer applicable/safe in our 205? Any other “watch-out-for’s†that we need to be aware of?
2nd question: How much right pedal input is realistic while training loss of thrust scenarios in the Bell’s?
Cheers, folks.