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Old 2nd Jun 2016, 05:26
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Originally Posted by PDR1
What came as a surprise to me was the statement that a current UK Military helicopter has an RTS which accepts that autorotations aren't usually successful (or whatever the pphrase was).

I'm no Heli pilot, but is that common with the current generation of military helicopters?

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There is a difference between "successful" meaning the sim considers that the aircraft survived the landing without gaining any more damage, and "successful" meaning that the crew survive.

In a multi engine helicopter, an auto is very rare.
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