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Old 17th Apr 2017, 11:47
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S76Heavy
 
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Double Bogey, Albatross: I believe we are more or less in agreement.
However I try to avoid a real hover OGE as much as possible; it takes a lot of power, more opportunity to get disoriented and it does nothing for stability. When heavy I prefer to be high in power and slowly move continuously towards the deck; 45 degree angle being my preferred method in case I cannot get on clear of obstacles into wind. I will not crash into something solid in a misguided attempt to avoid a theoretical risk of an engine failure after commital point.

Ships being a different matter with added movement to compensate for, sometimes a hover OGE is unavoidable. And those decks are rarely 200 ft high.

In this case I fail to see the reasoning for the chosen approach path and the risks accepted.
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