I always said getting rpm (collective full down until recovering back into the green) first was the first priority. I thought the guy was at 2000' before when the engine failed. That should have allowed him to go to either Min descent or max range and lower collective at +_ 500 to recover full rpm for a full stop auto flare at the bottom end. He had a lot on his plate but first priority should be a successful auto.
Also hitting the starter with the throttle in the fly position would lead to some interesting numbers re temps! ( never flew a B but you would cook the engine big time on a D.)
Originally Posted by
Thomas coupling
Yes you're right - it comes across like that - apologies.
I'm thinking, go for speed first not Nr. If you are already below your optimim speed for an auto already, bleeding Nr might not be the way round it. Accelerate and gain speed while maintaining Nr, I would suggest before tweaking Nr.
But at the height he was in, speed increase was not an option, so why bleed Nr off?
How's he going to get it back?