I have a question that has been bugging me perhaps you guys can help.
In the R22 POH it states that “In the event of low RPM (indicated by horn and light I presume) the pilot must first roll on throttle and lower collective simultaneously to recover RPM before investigating problem”
I can not understand why the manual does not tell you to enter autorotation immediately as I thought that you only had 1 second to react to an engine failure. A low RPM horn and light could also indicate an engine failure. Why not enter auto and then investigate?
My question is
1 In flight how do decide whether to enter autorotation or roll throttle and lower collective given that you have one second to make your mind up?
2. How many of you have experienced the low RPM and light activating in flight? What were the conditions? How often have you experienced it?
Thanks
Raven2
