Originally Posted by
toohigh13
Folks,
. . . We all know that when it looses translational lift (around 25kts) it is considered to be hovering . . .
I am not sure we would all agree
If I was stationary over a helideck with 50kts of wind, I would certainly consider myself to be hovering, and would definitely have translational lift.
If I was (inadvisedly) flying a downwind approach with a 40kt tailwind, at the point where I lost translational lift, I would not expect to be in anything resembling a hover.