Originally Posted by
megan
How about the grass
Gordy to save skid wear, or is it full of gopher holes? Nice video.
NEVER do touchdowns to grass unless a real auto---the risk of rollover is too great. We have full lenght carbide skid shoes...good for about 2,500 touchdowns on concrete before needing to be changed.
Things to note on Gordy's video are:
The Low Nr warning is on for most of the turn (not unsafe and I suspect well within limits) but decays further when the nose is pushed down to recapture the speed (negative flare effect)
That is the engine out light---there is no low RPM warning in this particular Huey.
The RoD is still high (2500' fpm) as he starts the flare - t
Nah--this is an old steam gauge not an instantnaeous VSI, I can assure you the ROD was about 1,000 fpm at entry. The 2,500 was in the nose dive to gain our speed back, and we had somewhat levelled by about 100' short of the flare, 200' agl
The only time I can think you would use this technique for real is if the only landing area is pretty much right underneath you and the wind isn't too strong when the donk stops. A good handling exercise though.
This technique is good for areas where you have only a toght spot to go as your descent profile is steeper, allowing you to almost geet it into a confined area. I find most pilots can control the turn a lot better while in this flared attitude rather than trying a co-ordinate turn at 60 kts. It alos improves accuracy to a spot as you "drive" the nose to the spot to gain speed back after zeroing out.