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Old 2nd Nov 2018, 14:20
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switch_on_lofty
 
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Flexshaft, basically no.
The ME avoid curve is derived from the H/V combination where a safe landing is not assured after losing one engine. I.e going from AEO to OEI. Nothing to do with autorotations.
Due to various torque/engine/pilot limitations you are not necessarily "safe single engine" in all phases of twin-engine flight.
As an example the Lynx which I flew typically had a minimum single engine level flight speed (MSELFS) of 0-50kts, depending on the environmental conditions and AUM. Flying below this speed at an altitude which did not allow a descent to increase speed to recover is inside the twin HV curve.
Hope this helps.
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