Originally Posted by
NickLappos
The pilot in this case made a very poor desicion to not cut the throttles, and his helo paid the price. Even if he had to switch hands, or stand on his head, cutting the throttle was #1 on his list. Cutting fuel is NOT a good idea, it takes too much time to starve the engine.
Dont think he needed to cut the throttle----the engine had quit already and he was too busy running away and saving his own ass.........