Quick question if anyone knows the answer - as I read it, the pilot in the article discusses how he didn't do an auto as per the standard training, but used a technique he'd developed by practicing in the sim until he could achieve a safe landing some of the time.
There's mention of not wanting to land at high speed (great idea); he also talks about getting the engines off (or to idle?) and achieving an autorotational state, taking control of the aircraft and landing safely as per this personal technique.
I assume what he's talking about is getting most of the forward speed off in a flare, then cushioning on as you normally would in a smaller helicopter, or at least running on with low forward speed. He doesn't go into detail about this part - does anyone know what happened in the actual flare / touchdown phase?
Following on from that, is the taught technique to run on at high speed (as might be appropriate onto a runway, for example, but obviously not out in the sticks)?