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Old 20th Aug 2002, 16:01
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Question Ditching - which way to roll?

If you have to ditch a helicopter and have a choice of rolling it right or left, which side should you chose?

I've heard some say rolling to the left to reduce the chances of the retreating blade entering the cabin (with a counter clockwise rotor). Is this true, and if so, does the benefit from that outweigh the problem that would cause when you're flying from the left seat?

Thanks for your comments
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