Woolf said:
Some posters are talking about autorotations with an element of rearward flight BUT a forward flare and touchdown.
Others describe a full rearward auto with rearward touchdown!!!
I must admit to being confused too. I have done backup autos after entering auto in forward flight but for the life of me I can't imagine anyone flying backward at a speed that would allow succesful autorotation. Surely such speeds exceed the flight envelop for rearward flight and would create all sorts of tail rotor instability problems? Isn't it enough that you have to deal with one (major) emergency without adding to it be creating control problems?
And how does one judge the touchdown point? (or aren't we talking touchdown autos here?
