![]() Some folks (214B guys) would remove the top cap and dump fuel straight in. Opening in the interconnect does absolutely nothing to speed it up. Nope, go for lunch, it's gonna take a while. Pain in the ass because I like a light cyclic, but there ya go.ĭirty collective friction (under the co-pilot's seat). Yes, with the Bell IFR package there is a collar installed above the cyclic friction to insure minimum friction. Unless you can find a bit of sloping ground to raise the stbd side, or even use the ground handling wheel on the stbd side, it will be a slow fill. The port aux tank is effectively waiting for the fuel to work its way across from the stbd filler point. When you say "there is no collective friction in this setup" have you inadvertently forgotten the normal collective friction further down the stick from the twist grips?įourth, any scoop or tricks to filling the port aux fuel tank faster than slow gravity feed? No: I'd suggest that either the collective friction is on too tight or the collective control run needs some maintenance. ![]() Third, I understand there is no collective friction in this setup, but in flat pitch to hover the collective movement is "sticky", it is difficult to make a slow smooth pull. The AFCS is doing just as you say, working 'behind' the cyclic to move the jacks. ![]() Light friction is always a matter of choice to suit flying FT off, whatever the machine. doesn't that just make AFCS work harder? Or is the AFCS working "behind" the cyclic? Second, while I understand Force Trim-On in flight mode, it makes implicit sense and I did not understand why FC-OFF was in the checklist, I have to ask why do you want some light cyclic friction. ![]()
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