Some of the information from professional pilots with more experience than I do has been very interesting and impressive. Some like zorab64 have a great way of articulating the information. Thanks for this.
A question for the experts:
I'd originally been thinking along the lines of a forgiving roof structure meeting with a good auto at about 10 feet before expected.
However, seeing the damage to the aircraft and roof together with the lack of rotor damage has made me think that's not right.
The impact energy looks to be somewhere between a heavy auto and a freefall from a significant height. Is it possible that the following factors prevented successful autorotation with the result that there wasn't enough inertia when the power was pulled in and the rotor system stopped?
- Auto commenced at low height
- Minimal airspeed
- Very little wind
- Low inertia rotor system
- Aircraft very light as low on fuel at this stage of mission
Is that feasible? Apologies if I'm talking nonsense.
Last edited by Wetbulb; 3rd Dec 2013 at 17:32.