Originally Posted by
anchorhold
.. is that landing three tonnes of helicopter on what are small wheels..
...landing on wheels as opposed to skids..
...in the event of a double engine failure, during a forced landing would you land wheels up or down on a AW109...
1. I sank to the axles on asphalt whilst re-fuelling at an airport in a S76, so yeah, you need to be mindful of that.
2. wheels (3 points in contact with the ground), tends to be more stable compared to skids with off-site landings at unprepared HLS.
3. you always land wheels down, whether 1, 2 or no engines are working. Unless you had a landing gear extend unsafe in which case you hover whilst ground support pulls the gear into place and pins them. If one of the MLG refuse to extend you can land gently on the belly with gear retracted.