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Old 18th Feb 2004, 16:07
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overpitched
 
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No doubt your right but what I was suggesting is that people love reaching for vrs as a cause for accidents such as this but from what I can see vrs doesn't seem to be the cause of many accidents at all.

Perhaps it is over emphasised during training or perhaps it is something that we are constantly thinking about and guarding against but at the end of the day I don't think many helos are lost to it.

I was suggesting that if it was a heavy landing following a quick stop then I think it more likely lack of power and rrpm.

And I think we here at rotorheads have a fine tradition of stabbing in the dark
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