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Old 13th Sep 2016, 08:39
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Wageslave
 
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Dustcloud just the same. The rotors still need to provide lift (thus downwash) in the flare, from that point of view nothing changes, its just that the energy to provide lift is taken from somewhere else, ie kinetic energy as opposed to chemical energy.
It probably involves a shorter landing event than a powered landing though so less time for brownout conditions to prevail.
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