Originally Posted by Mr Selfish
The old definition chestnut is raising its confusing head again.
In Australia the difference between a “Power recovery” and a “Power terminated” auto is clearly defined (but still confused by many
).
A “recovery” can be initiated at any phase of the auto, typically at a couple of hundred feet during a pfl, obviously much lower if noise, wires, stock, neighbours permit.
A “terminated” auto is where pwr is introduced simply to prevent the skids contacting the ground.
It would take a lot of the heat out of the debate if we could stick to these standard definitions.
Mr Skids on
This issue may be a matter of which side of which pond you're on, as here in the U.S. I've never heard of a "power terminated" auto (which sounds like all power has been terminated
). Likewise, it's likely different for those who trained in turbine machines where the throttle must be brought back into play much sooner versus those who trained in pistons with their fast throttle response.