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Old 15th Jan 2005, 09:06
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Staticdroop
 
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I believe that one solution, as there are many ways to skin a cat, is to fly to an area where you will be happy to autorotate into, preferably an airfield as there is a runway and crash facilitys, otherwise best choice available. Let someone know, MAYDAY, dont delay to long there could be a lot of metal thrashing about back there and it could get worse shortly.
Enter Autotrotation close the throttle carry out Immediate Actions make sure the fire making stuff is shut off. As you approach the height specified in the a/c manual flare the a/c reducing speed to zero if possible and aim to come down the last 10 feet verticaly using the collective to cushion the impact. You will spin due to friction but that should be manageable, if you come down verticaly you will hopefully reduce the possibility of rollover associated with high speed run ons.
This may not be the perfect solution but it is the plan i have worked out for myself to give me something to work on come the day.
All comments welcome
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