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Old 1st Oct 2010, 15:25
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Nick also highlighted the folly of the term 'settling with power' to describe VRS but that appears to be the way it was taught in the US Mil for many years.

Nick's description shows that the Blackhawk in the vid could not possibly be in VRS or 'settling with power' - he just failed to appreciate his actual power requirements (within normal limits) to come to the hover at high DA - at the point he hit the water he will have pulled very hard past any engine or transmission limits to get back into the air. Very lucky the TR survived the impact.
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