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Old 9th July 2002 | 16:12
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From: Alpes France
Unhappy Autorotate a R22 in 1.1s ?

Perhaps I'm becoming paranoid the more I fly but I worry about being able to react quick enough to autorotate in around 1s during flight.

Robinson explains that in cruise we have 1.1s before Nr goes too low, and this low figure is due to a low inertia main rotor.

Do you ever worry about this ? Are you confident you could react so quickly if surprised by an engine failure ? Do you pray to mother Lycoming or do you not even think about it ?

Also, I believe other machines to be much more forgiving but know of no details - perhaps you have a few examples to show how this can vary ?
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