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Old 11th Feb 2010, 17:50
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Flyting
 
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65 kts at 100 ft, not much thinking time for the 10 hour student there
On the contrary, It's all gentle cyclic here to gently slow ROD and speed. The initial descent is steepish, but then it flattens out quite quickly.
You are bordering into quickstop territory there
Not even close
Also risk overboosting if there is no wind
Doesn't matter about the wind. Collective only comes in later around -40kts, and slowly at that, so there is no chance of overboosting. The airspeed drops off as quick as you make it. There is no quickstop effect here.
you are heavy and you try to stop heli from descending and slowing down that quickly
Firstly, we're never that heavy, and again, slow and steady on the controls and the flatish approach...

Give it a try and see tomorrow if you can. Just don't rush it...
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