Coyote,. .. .I'd certainly go for #2 myself. And still hold out hope, as I'm still inside the V-H knee for a successful demonstrated outcome.. .. .I only consider a flare or slight aft cyclic in my entry determinant upon the overall conditions of when/where it occurred (or at least I hope I will! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="smile.gif" /> ) At the least I'll lower collective and hold off on the flare and evaluate Nr, then make adjustments as necessary.. .. .I believe most of this AS over RPM comes abount for the Robbies own manual states that most of the energy required for the auto is in the forward momentum of the AC, not in the rotor, therefore a well timed flare, etc etc etc.. .. .Depending upon the overall location and just how low RPM is (lets say above 85%, horn going, but not dropping further), I may let it sit there with lowered collective and keep the airspeed up to get a good flare later, which I can use to bring Nr up into the green range, and slow/stop my descent and forward airspeed.. .. .(Did I make sense there? Don't get me wrong, RPM=Life in my book). . . . <small>[ 22 March 2002, 16:25: Message edited by: RW-1 ]</small>