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As for the FI's and student ratio thing, rather than put up the number of accidents w/ vs without instructors on board, try putting the total number of auto's that each instructor has done and the number of hours they have and put that up against the total number of hours of ppl's and their total hours then come up with an accident ratio.
Once that's all said and done I don't care if you are a PPL or a CPL, it's just a matter of adding to the learning curve that you as a helicopter operator should learn to come to terms with... don't stop learning and it always helps to have a second opinion to keep you on the straight and very narrow road to perfection...AND THAT INVOLVES AN INSTRUCTOR or if you have a billion hours at least somebody to check you out and discuss other options. NUFF said
Once that's all said and done I don't care if you are a PPL or a CPL, it's just a matter of adding to the learning curve that you as a helicopter operator should learn to come to terms with... don't stop learning and it always helps to have a second opinion to keep you on the straight and very narrow road to perfection...AND THAT INVOLVES AN INSTRUCTOR or if you have a billion hours at least somebody to check you out and discuss other options. NUFF said
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I believe that having an experienced instructor along to watch you and explain the fine points of emergency procedures is invaluable.
Some years back, I was flying a Jet Ranger from Texas to Alaska, with Wayne Brown, from Bell Helicopter. Wayne was my initial helicopter instructor, and he soloed me in helicopters and looked after me thru three helicopter ratings. During a quiet time somehwere in Alberta, we got to talking about how many touch down autos he had done to date. As best as he could calculate, the number at that time was about 78,000 touch down auto rotations. It is pretty clear that Wayne, and virtually all the Bell Academy staff have forgotten more than I know about helicopter emergencies.
Their confidence and experience allows them to push your envelope further, learn best procedures and avoid bad habits. Any one that thinks they are better off practicing emergencies on their own is probably kidding themselves.
George
Some years back, I was flying a Jet Ranger from Texas to Alaska, with Wayne Brown, from Bell Helicopter. Wayne was my initial helicopter instructor, and he soloed me in helicopters and looked after me thru three helicopter ratings. During a quiet time somehwere in Alberta, we got to talking about how many touch down autos he had done to date. As best as he could calculate, the number at that time was about 78,000 touch down auto rotations. It is pretty clear that Wayne, and virtually all the Bell Academy staff have forgotten more than I know about helicopter emergencies.
Their confidence and experience allows them to push your envelope further, learn best procedures and avoid bad habits. Any one that thinks they are better off practicing emergencies on their own is probably kidding themselves.
George
