Originally Posted by
chopjock
gullibell
But you could apply pitch to cushion the touch down without applying more power...
I teach S76C++. Applying pitch without applying more power can only happen with a double DECU failure, which is beyond the capability of most recurrent students. And in any event, you can't purposely put both engines in manual control mode in a C++. It's just not physically possible. The only way both engines can be in manual control mode is if both DECU channels of both engines failed, it is not something the pilot has any control over. Unlike a Bell 212 or 412, for example, where a pilot can put one engine in manual control, and then the other.
If you had a TR control malfunction and a double DECU at the same time....well, the likelihood of that happening is zero.