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100 - 200’ hovering auto.
Straight down is the only way to go. The guys in various mountain flying schools will train you for it as part of the mountain course. I did mine in Penticton and couldn’t ask for better training…With a couple of periods devoted to this topic alone, practical not theory.
In fact it was the only thing we did that didn’t have a long theory component attached.
I did several with various inputs from the IP and then another 20 or so unaided. Currency is key in this type of training event and unfortunately most of us don’t get to keep the currency going once back on the job. What we do get from it is the basic training and the confidence that we know the correct procedure, not just a stab in the dark and hope for the best.
But… There are critical issues regarding checking the sink rate and rpm control for various types, these don’t belong in a forum…This is not something to practice alone or with a cocky local instructor…The guys that teach this level of instruction are some of the best pilots around and have huge backgrounds in just about everything.
This training was expensive over 20 years ago (paid by company) and I would hate to pay for it myself. But if you plan a lifetime in utility ops, maybe it'd be worth thinking about...
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Last edited by 170'; 19th September 2010 at 17:04.