I have to agree with rotordogs comments (maybe not his attitude
).
IF you are inside the H/V curve (iaw your FLM) then you are going to CRASH the helo if your power plant(s) stop working.
This means that the average pilot will bend his/her helo and maybe more. It means just that:
You will NOT have time to recover the situation (to a controlled autorotation) before striking the ground. You might crash more gently if you are into wind or taking off or cruising or doing the samba! but you WILL CRASH
That is the definition of the H/V curve:
"In the event a power plant fails in a single engine helo, the average pilot with average reactions will not have sufficient height to recover the a/c to a safe autorotational profile."
If you start 'pursuading' newbies that there are some sexy little tricks of the trade to avoid any pain and suffering whilst INSIDE the dead man's curve.....they will end up, just that
Oldbeefer: I agree: the curve is tested at high AUM. Don't think it's tested at max power though???
http://www.copters.com/pilot/hvcurve.html