I am NOT suggesting that a relight was attempted by the captain.
I wondered if due to the pitch change from cruise to autorotation, a small amount of fuel was picked up from the main tank by the transfer pumps, to the supply tanks, and to the engine / engines.
The high temperature in the combustion chamber MAY? Have ignited the fuel for a short time
miss leading the captain that a full relight was underway.
I have only fixed wing jet time so have no idea how you would handle such a situation.
I can be fairly certain that this has never been trained for in the simulator.
Last edited by Robin400; 20th Jan 2014 at 16:22.