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Old 30th Jun 2019, 06:47
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ShyTorque

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gulliBell, I don't understand your reference to "leveling off" during an ILS.

Yes, the A109S flies a very good ILS. As you say, on reaching DA (or DH if using QFE), provided that sufficient visual reference has been seen and maintained there is a "transitional" period where the pilot has to take over, the aircraft has to be slowed down, either to a suitable hover taxi speed, or to a landing on the runway. The maximum run-on speed for an A109S is 40 kts. The autopilot has a "go-around" facility.

That sad photograph shows an aircraft that had impacted with little or no forward speed, but at a very high vertical velocity. Why it wasn't on the runway in fully serviceable condition remains to be seen.
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