Originally Posted by
Ascend Charlie
However, comma, I did scare the snot out of myself once when doing autos to grass in a B206 that had pop-out floats. It dug in and rose up on the nose and raised the heart rate somewhat. Engineering inspection needed after that one, but all OK.
It only takes one.
Originally Posted by
megan
The best you can get, autos to water, the most fun to be had
Yes indeedy.....Did many in this one
Interesting how Bell Helicopter will only do hard surface:
"AUTOROTATION TRAINING: All touchdown auto-rotations shall be completed to a hard, smooth surface to allow every measure of safety while the Customer has the opportunity to learn from each such maneuver. "
See Bell Website Here