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Vertical T/O
Assuming we have a landing spot you can safely put the helicopter on the ground with zero ground run.
Don't some smaller helicopters (notably the R22) suffer from a lack of rotor inertia at low airspeed, meaning that you can't trade RPM for cushioning as you hit the ground? So unless you have a fair whack of headwind to autorotate in, an auto without a run-on isn't really an option (without serious damage)?