Guys,
I suspect this may be highlighting a difference in training between the UK and Oz. Nellycopter isn't asking whether he can get away without doing any autos, he's asking whether he has to do them all the way to the ground, ie. can he auto down to within (say) 10 feet, doing (what's known here as) a flare and power recovery, or does he need to complete the auto right down to the run on landing, sans engine. He's not trying to weasel out of doing autos.
My guess is that having spent a big handful of wonga on a shiny new paraffin budgie, and fearing the statistic that many machines are pranged on full-down autos, he doesn't entirely trust the examiner/instructor to rescue the machine if he fluffs the landing at the end.
Let the debate on whether an auto to flare and power recovery instead of a run-on landing constitutes a 'proper' auto, commence! With plenty of "when I was young..."!
