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Old 1st March 2004 | 06:07
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KENNYR
 
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Flygunz........the last full auto that I did was a range auto in a B206 at Sault Ste Marie airport in Ontario, Canada. The Canadians have this aversion to engine off landings on grass and insist on EOLs to the numbers on the tarmac!!!

The B206 was also autorotated from a 100' hover, very interesting and at times a little unnerving.

I also did several full autos in the R22 flying deathtrap to the tarmac.........ouch, I never really did like doing those.

The R22 was also auto'd to the ice on St Mary's river just outside the hangar.........Yahooooooooooo.

I guess that was just before I retired from the business.

Full autos to the ground, in my opinion, are definately worth the risk, especially in the queen of the skies, the wonderful, ba** breaking Westland Scout, the flying brick!!!
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