PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Westland Scout research
View Single Post
Old 10th Sep 2013, 11:44
  #39 (permalink)  
Lingo Dan
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Aberdeenshire
Age: 76
Posts: 82
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
I came to the Scout from the Whirlwind, whose engine-off characteristics were so benign that basic-course students were allowed a solo EOL sortie.

At the end of my Scout famil' trip, I saw my first EOL demonstrated. It all happened with bewildering speed, the rate of descent was at least twice that of a Whirlwind, and indeed we rattled along about the length of a football pitch once on the ground. (wet grass, perhaps) The instructor said "one of my better ones!" And I wondered what I had let myself in for!

I recall also that an autorotation technique taught was 50 knots and perhaps 45 (fading memory on the details) degrees of bank. This was a truly spectacular exercise, with the rate of descent pinned against the bottom RCDI stop.

However, all that said, I flew the Scout for over 3 years, about 1300 hours and "she" never let me down. Truly, a sports car of the sky.

Last edited by Lingo Dan; 10th Sep 2013 at 11:45.
Lingo Dan is offline