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Originally Posted by edgemar
Is yanking on the collective the right thing to do when you lose a tail rotor?
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Not recommended.
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Originally Posted by edgemar
What is the procedure..if any?
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It depends.
Helicopters exist in two aviation worlds: Vertical (hover up to and including forward airspeed out of the dead man's curve) flight and horizontal flight.
The procedures for loss of tail rotor authority or thrust really depend on where and how the helicopter is operating. It also depends on the configuration of the helicopter.
In KNS' situation, he was in a helicopter with skids. Again, eek. I am so impressed.
The H-60 above 70 knots forward airspeed can maintain stable flight even with a loss of tail rotor and the procedures for a "run on landing above 70 knots" are practiced because the H-60 has wheels. Pretty simple stuff. No way a helo with skids can do that.
Loss of tail rotor thrust hovering over the back of a Frigate in an H-60? The emergency procedures just give you something to do before swim call.