Originally Posted by
Robbiee
Can you really chop the throttle at that height and not hit like a rock? I know those 222's have massive blades. Do they really hold enough inertia for a hover auto that high up?
Yes: one of mine was a similar height, twin with roof FCLs so I dumped the lever and spread the skids on landing: finished up about 100° off the original heading. The other was a single, lost the tail and rolled off the throttle from about 100ft+ and came down straight with an extreme pull on the collective which wasn’t much use but we didn’t spin. FWIW the engine was sold and put back in service 🙈