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Old 10th Aug 2005, 07:21
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teeteringhead

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Exactly so, which accounts for (certainly in the military) minimum wind limits for certain of the dodgier practice EOLs (autorotative landings). IIRC 'twas 10 kts windspeed required for hover or constant attitude EOLs. Furthermore, 10 kts "through the disc" required for all EOLs, ie you couldn't (legally) do a zero speed in less than 10 kts, a 5 kt headwind would require a 5 kt groundspeed run-on etc etc...
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