The co-pilot is responsible for the throttle. During takeoff and
landings his hands are on it at all times.

Fly an A-Star, other then the B3 version, the throttle is not on the
collective.

On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 16:18:39 GMT, "Steve R."
wrote:

Really?? Why in the world would they do that? Obviously, there are times
when having instant access to throttle control is critical. Although, as
you say, it probably wouldn't have made much difference, especially on close
final to such and tight, "and moving," landing site.

Fly Safe,
Steve R.


"B4RT" wrote in message
...
They spool down pretty quickly, but it doesnt matter much from a TR
failure perspective. If you chop the throttle the needle split is almost
instant. I think this helicopter's throttles are not located on the
collective which might make the throttle chop more complex.

Bart

"Steve R." wrote in message
...
Yup, got that one. It's been around for a while. The darn tail just
couldn't hang in there for 30 more seconds! I'm assuming that the pilot
got the throttle rolled off? Do turbines take as long to spool down as
they do to spool up?

Fly Safe,
Steve R.