This Enstrom 480 tries to take off from a ship in severe weather conditions. The pilot looses control on take off and has a tail rotor strike onboard a ship.
THE-LAW KGOADI
Gaborone
(Botswana)
nice recovery, i always make sure to neutralize trim or set as desired prior to pick up.
7th April, 2023
John Youngs
Tacoma, Wa
(Usa)
The tail does indeed strike the deck - but the rotor guard
(that metal bar underneath the tail rotor) prevented the
tail rotor from actually making contact - the tail rotor
shaft would've exploded & come apart had that actually
happened.