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Old 26th February 2007 | 21:27
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As goofy as this sounds....making an autorotation to the aircraft carrier model at night, no horizion... is a very good ending to a sim lesson.

It is not a situation one would ever dream of encountering....until you think about a forced landing at night with exactly one good spot to land to. Despite the aircraft complexity and the moving landing spot....it takes you back to helicopter 101.....the old grease spot on the windscreen concept....and doing whatever you have to in order to hit the mark under control.

Rarely did anyone make it the first time....but when told to think back to pre-solo days and the Instructor talking about the landing spot moving up...down...left and right.....the light bulb comes on in one's brain and second attempts were much better.

Start the exercise at an altitude of 5-6000 feet and shut both engines off using throttles, speed selects, etc.....and ride the horse down. The crashes can be pretty good too!!!
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