Originally Posted by
havick
Sounds like a broken record, particularly in the helicopter world.
i have around 14k hrs in multi engine training. My contribution is that VYSE or blue line was determined on a new aircraft fliown by a test pilot under ideal conditions. The 50 yr old hacks that most fly are med to high af time, certainly ageing in engine time, flakey paintwork, a few dings on the leading edges and flown by non test pilots. BEWARE.