10-28-2019, 08:37 AM
Cyclic and collective, plus foot pedals are basics, but monitoring RPM clutch and manifold pressure are critical.
Controls are mainly about pitch...treat the engine as driving a class 8 tractor: Narrow RPM range.
I plan to participate in preflight inspection, especially of belts!
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4120236/ai..._final.pdf
Back to topic, idle issues can be diagnosed by following FSM proceedures...it is not a mystery.
Controls are mainly about pitch...treat the engine as driving a class 8 tractor: Narrow RPM range.
I plan to participate in preflight inspection, especially of belts!
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4120236/ai..._final.pdf
Back to topic, idle issues can be diagnosed by following FSM proceedures...it is not a mystery.