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Old 27th January 2006 | 08:32
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902Jon
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At Norwich on the S76B we used to fly fully coupled ILS with Decel mode down to 50' (?) and then engage Radalt hold and manually wind it down to the ground. I hasten to add we only did this VFR and with no pax, but it gave you fantastic confidence in the machine and its abilities. The SPZ-7000 would cope with most crosswinds. Also the HOVER mode on the AP was very good even without the optional Doppler input. I remember doing a 45 min heavy hover check (very calm day) following engine chips with the Hover & RADALT modes engaged and the machine didn't move more than 10' in any direction while maintaining heading and height the whole time.
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