I may be sticking my neck out a little here but, but if you are flying a Helicopter you may need to cope one day with silence, if you have not felt what is feels and sounds like, how will you cope with it, when I was doing my training at EGNH (UK), I was shown the full auto to skidding in the grass three times, twice in the R22 and once on the R44, and then it was shown how different it is in speed and feel in the B206, so in total the Cfi's did it four times with me, then whilst under their eagle eye and with their hands following everything I was doing I carried out two full EOLs in the 22 and one in the 44.
Whilst I admit to feeling nervous when I was asked to perform this it really gave me a boost in the overall feelings I had in my own ability to try and be a good pilot and made me feel that I could look after myself any pax and the Heli if the Donk stopped.
During the same period I was shown on several occasions what an engine failure in the hover was like again all the way down to the grass, along with the same on the B206.
Now I dont think my instructors were trying to enter the " Watch This" competition, in fact after I had been awarded my license I felt I owed such a lot to the instructors( one Lady, one keen young man, and a soon to be North Sea Puma man) who had been instrumental in teaching me and impressing me with the knowledge to join the small band of Pilots who enjoy flying Helicopters, like many others I understand fear, it is this basic feeling that stops me from ever taking risks. Although leaving the ground under mechanical means always carries a risk with it, I am sure all of you will understand what I mean.
My regards
Peter R-B
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