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Old 30th Oct 2005, 22:04
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L G Cooper
 
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All of the above assumes some decent fidelity in the sim. Having flown (struggled) in a number of sims both fixed and rotary, I've walked away feeling less confident of my hands and feet skill than of my ability to manage various emergency scenarios. The control laws are not in harmony with the real aircraft and often I'd have to implemement short term work arounds that I'd have to undo on return to work.

That being said, engine failures with low minima in VMC with a turnback to the reciprocal or cross runway (for the all engines out case) or a OEI climb away IMC/VMC with high DA and rising terrain work me hard to meet the numbers and apply good judgement.

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