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Robinson updates safety guidance to address autopilot use in turbulence
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News Archive - Vertical Mag
A revised safety notice (SN) from Robinson Helicopter Company provides pilots with more information on flight in high winds and turbulence, including explicit instructions to slow down and disengage autopilot upper modes in moderate or greater turbulence.
SN-32 is one of three safety notices Robinson updated in July following an Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation into the fatal in-flight break-up of a Robinson R66 helicopter near Hawks Nest, New South Wales in 2023.
The Garmin GFC 600H autopilot recently certified for the Robinson R66 comes with new safety features including enhanced low-G protection.
It is designed to be easily overridden by the pilot with only light manual control inputs.
That was one of the findings that let Robinson to modify its relevant safety notices, including SN-32 on flight in high winds and turbulence.
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