Paco,
If I had partial power, I wouldn't close throttle, really depends on what is happening. But for most instances in a recip, you lose it, secure it.
EP,
I always considered the auto a performance maneuver, you have to have everything within desired tolerances if you are going to pull it off.
I agree that if I can get to the hover, it isn't like the real thing, I'm going to see if I can get into it with one of our experienced CFI's.
Heck my comm checkride isn't even my next big big fear, it would be doing my first auto (180 or atraight in) solo hehe ....
I'd have to see what the JAR has for maneuvers, though that may be the only difference, pinnacles and confined area's are on the commercial.
(I asked my examiner if we could do the paperback version of a comm checkride, let's go over to pompano, no governor, and you kill my power and I'll do a 180 auto into the confined area. If I can't do that
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I fully intend to stay careful where the full down's are concerned, would like to start with them to a hard surface. But if i can get to do them I would want to add it to be something to stay on top of. (something insurance and skid costs may prohibit, the former more than the latter)
Amazing how we don't have to do them, yet have more freedom flying low where it would have to come into play if something happened? (assuming you could were outside the HV dead man zone)
My first 180's last friday were halfway decent, didn't make my spot, but i picked a heck of a day to do it, 20-25 knot winds that evening. And i need to be more agressive in my turn, but my CFI says I'm doing well, each segment is ok, have to tie it all together now.
Marc
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Marc