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No need: KNS knows and has had a tail rotor failure!

EEEK!!!

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I had a tail rotor failure in '93 in a Hughes/Schweizer 300. The locking nut from the transmission output shaft connecting the TR drive shaft came undone. For a split second you're thinking "this has to be something else". I continued with my autorotation and thankfully landed upright. I did spread the skids though - she sat a little closer to the ground after that.
^^^ That is awesome, truly.

The only thing I would say about the recent accident is that the trees saved a large "yard sale" on helo parts. Remarkable.
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