[Orv Neisingh]

yikes...

any ideas on how to find this before failure? i know its just a slight offset and bending that doesnt add a lot of vibration but the stress is immense on the hardened brittle crank...

you make it feel like a roll of the dice. of course it is with experimental helicopters.

Practice your auto's!!!

i had a lazy 3.2 hour flight yesterday to get a burger and i felt guilty because i didnt practice a single auto in that time...

Hi Lyle, I don’t know how anyone would be able to tell if their engine crankshaft journals are in alignment without complete disassembly of the engine and removal of the crankshaft. Always fly over areas that you would like to safely auto into. I have been forced to perform 19 real to the ground emergency autos in my 40 years of flying Rotorway’s consisting of over 13,000 hours. Always be ready and cautious and if in doubt…auto out.