Airspeed over RRPM .....I don't think so. It's a dangerous attitude to consider Airspeed over RRPM.. .To preserve your future in rotary wing aviation you should always make RRPM your greatest consideration. The airspeed being #1 priority thinking is something I heard a lot of while in Aussie ..... mainly from R22 drivers. It normal retoric heard from mustering guys all the time. I think it is a fallacy and all wannabes and low time guys should know that the order of priority is: . .. .A)Rotor RPM . .B)Airspeed . .C)Height. . .. .Sacrifice each to save the other, starting from C to A. Remember you will not always be driving a Robbie with low inertia blades (hopefully...) and having light blades means you can spool them up quickly with a flare. Medium to Large helo's will not respond as quickly.. .As Coyote said, RRPM can be sacrificed for distance ... but that is always in the training environment. In real life the good driver will bottom the pole, sort out the situation, access the options and then lower RRPM to make the best landing site if needed. . .Just a few thoughts. No offence intended blokes <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" />