The Canadian or should I say Transport Canada definition does not treat each the same.
Settling with power is a situation that develops when the power available is not enough to arrest your rate of decent.( i.e. take off at sea level and climb to altitude, attempt a landing at lets say 6000' asl, have not consulted the charts and you find yourself in a situation where the power available cannot arrest your rate of decent.)
You can also create the same situation by making a hot approach with a high rate of decent and find yourself behind the power curve by the time you meet mother earth.
How many of you guys have entered a confind area with a sling load and felt that sinking feeling.....settling with power once again. Lets face it if you were in VRS in that situation you would be a statistic.
VRS is created by decending (300-1500 fpm, type dependent) at low airspeed, (0-30 knots, type dependent) , with power applied. You end up decending through your own downwash thus creating the vortex ring.
Recovery technique is to lower the power and gain airspeed. You can also autorotate but I like the first option better.
Therefore, (in Canada) VRS and Settling with Power are not considered as equals.
Settling with Power should be called "Settling without Enough Power"
Cheers
Xnr
Last edited by Xnr; 22nd September 2002 at 14:07.