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Old 10th Oct 2012, 18:51
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Sir Korsky
 
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Something else to consider are flying coupled GPS copter approaches that have a 70 knot speed at the MAP. A 10 knot margin between a coupled VminI of 60 knots and a required max airspeed of 70 knots needs 100% attention to the correlation of power and airspeed. Inadvertantly letting airspeed bleed under VminI may find you in a very strange configuration very, very quickly! Not much fun when you fail to break out. Using the IAS mode throughout the approach will keep the heat off.
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