Does anyone have any experience of a practice, or a real, hydraulic failure in one of these types that lasted for more than just a few minutes? How did you do?
I have done about 15 mins Hyds out (simulated) ending in a run on landing. Yeah, it can be hard work but if you make the most of the accumulators to get the aircraft in a level attitude (ideally for 60 knots if my memory serves me correct) then you can just let the collective come up and then control the cyclic with two hands until you need to begin the approach. I have done dozens of Hyds out landings in the Squirrel and as long as you keep the touch down airspeed above 10 knots and avoid a cross wind from the right then they do not present a problem!