RVDT, Hover Bovver was correct- I was giving two different circumstances, touchdown autorotation and then power recovery autorotation to a hover. You have to be specific when you say autorotation, I have flown with lots of folks around the world and the term means very different things to different people. To some, an auto is always a power recovery, to others will be to the ground with the engine staying at idle. I have seen commercial pilots flying who have NEVER had the throttle to idle while in flight, and have heard of a guy who would often finish a training period with shutting the engine down in the descent to prove to you that the technique he spent the past few hours teaching you was valid.
Steve- someone has to protect those chains, it is very clear that they can't protect themselves!