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Old 6th Jan 2005, 15:45
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the coyote
 
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Crab,

Not incorrect at all. You will notice I was using "non French" in the example, ie counterclockwise when viewed from above.

If left crosswind is required to reduce TR demand, then left yaw will occur upon engine failure.

In a Gazelle etc you will need a right crosswind to reduce TR demand and yes, right yaw upon power failure of course.

Good point about the 'EMS' approach being quicker, and in a dedicated EMS situation you also have the advantage of a crewman keeping an eye out. But it will still require more power in my opinion, which is no problemo if you've got it. And its a pretty small area if you MUST descend vertically.

I get the feeling from the original question that Raven2 is not in a time critical situation where they would benefit from doing such an approach, and I doubt whether they have a couple of thousand horsepower up their sleeve either.

But hey, everyone's opinion is as valid as everyone else's!

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