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Old 18th Dec 2013, 10:51
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Dick, I understand where you are coming from in your last post but consider an R22 at 80 kts with the pilot using his left hand to play with the GPS for example: the engine fails and he, having read your post, immediately flares the aircraft without lowering the lever (considering it a secondary action as he has some forward speed to trade for Nr) - the speed washes off quickly, he then gets round to lowering the lever and his next action will be to push the stick forward to prevent further speed decay - this reduces +g below 1 and the combination of forward cyclic, low Nr and reduced g causes mast bumping and MR blade strike to the fuselage - game over!

Yes, use both hands if necessary to retain/recover Nr but don't promote cyclic flare over lowering the lever - it is only valid in certain circumstances and in many others can be disastrous.

Anyone actually brave enough to try a throttle chop in the 90 kt cruise in a Robbie and delay lowering the lever because you can flare a bit? Thought not
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