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Old 18th Dec 2013, 00:21
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RotorIP
 
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Don't follow this advice

PG's statement is utter nonsense and may contribute to an accident.

After recently trialling a large helicopter in auto entry the only thing that will save you is lowering collective. NR decay is critical and aft cyclic did little until collective was lowered. The aft cyclic comment is usually due to cruising above max speed for engines off. A comment about 0 g , that's because the helo is accelerating down and will build NR - feeling 0 g in cockpit means zip unless in a teetering rotor system - then you have bigger problems.

If you have questions talk to training staff or an instructor about your specific type. There are way too many variances between types to generalize. What works in one will cause a severe problem in another.
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