The PC6 is a popular skydiver carrier due to its ability to use steep nose down beta descent to get back to the ground quickly, even beating free falling skydivers.
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FAA AC25.1155x (I only saw the draft) proposes that a "means to prevent intentional or inadvertent selected of reverse thrust or propeller pitch below the flight regime" be required, which cannot be overridden. The intention is to prevent several accidents resulting from said deployment. The lockout means must not degrade landing performance, so the intent is not to eliminate beta entirely.
Does this mean that no new aircraft can be certified that has a descent mode from altitude similar to the PC6?