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Old 29th Feb 2004, 01:39
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HeloTeacher
 
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In my experience:

VRS: a well defined and developed state where the rotor is operating in a self-sustaining vortex resulting in high rate of descent, requires positive action to exit

Settling with power: a state where the helicopter is continuing to descend despite power applied, usually made worse by recirculating air, turbulence, and high DA conditions

Overpitching: a condition where the pilot has commanded a higher pitch setting on the rotor blades than the engine(s) can sustain, causing a RRPM droop and subsequent loss of performance

all different and dangewrous in their own right.
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