RE: no tail rotor authority on caliber 30
Thanks everyone for your ideas. I am in the process of rebuilding the tail section which sustained the bulk of the damage in the crash. I will definitely work on making sure the gyro is configured properly, but there is a distinct possibility that the tail rotor belt might have been slipping. Unfortunately, since the tail gearbox broke, I couldn't go back and check it. That would seem to make the most sense though; if everything else was working the way it was supposed to, but the tail rotor belt was slipping, then the tail rotor was not spinning fast enough to have the proper authority.
Thanks,
A.C.