hey, didnt mean to come across as ignorant in myfirst post, it was more for humour than serious advice, hence the smilie.
but you are right i have never flown a helicopter. im still learning to fly fixed wing at the mo and havent passed the point that im confident of handling engine failure in a cessna, the thought of it sh*its me up but i know theres still hope as i have a few mins gliding if i keep my speed up. hopefully i will land a little softer this way.
but in a heli, the thought of engine failure above 15ft, to me, just feels like the end! im sorry if im upsetting you rotor heads. i do not know too much about helis, the main factor for me when choosing to fly fixed wing was more a money thing than safety but hey, having wings attached did contribute also.
im sorry but anyone who would choose to have engine failure in a heli over a fixed wing light aircraft has a death wish in my opinion. a light aircraft has wheels, after landing you can roll on to lose speed, in a heli you will simply come to a halt. this in itself is enough to make me feel safer in a cessna, not to mention failure in a heli will cause loss of most controls and gauges. also helis are allot more sensitive at the controls (as far as i know) i could go on and on as to why i think an airplane is safer.
i dont mean to go on and on, its just i dont like to be referred to as ignorant. and i can only judge whats safer by info thats given to me. yea, engine failures are one in a million, but statistics point at the cessna as the safer option, so im going that way!