Passenger jumps out of heli during emergency autorotation
Autorotation? When? Never happened.
If the collective was fully lowered and the needles never split I would be seriously checking the Auto RPM on this aircraft. Just in case if it does really stop it will actually autorotate.
OK the audio may not be the best but to my ear the RRPM does not vary at all.
If the collective was fully lowered and the needles never split I would be seriously checking the Auto RPM on this aircraft. Just in case if it does really stop it will actually autorotate.
OK the audio may not be the best but to my ear the RRPM does not vary at all.
Got to give that Pilot an (A) for Autorotating!
mayday mayday mayday..... why even bother, fly the bloody thing and valuate your options is first thing to do, issuing a mayday would be the last.
And before you all jump at me for saying this sitting on my couch I've been in similar situation on a 206L where a wire broke on one of two gas producers pick-up's which causes engine out horn to come on and gas produce gauge goes to zero. It happen at 4000agl while doing aerial-filming in middle of nowhere with 3 pax on-board. Went straight to auto and aimed at possible landing spot(where not many options around) decided to mute the horn next, found out then I could still hear the engine, applied little collective, and little more and more, stopped descending at 1500agl and flew to the next airstrip to calm my passengers.
I think in this video even though the pilot did do a good job he was little fixed on that he had a power issue and was not maybe making the best decisions there, but in his defense it is always stressful to have those jumpers on-board
and having another helicopter and the rocket man in the same area was probably distracting but applause to him to come public with this, for us the wizards to judge 
And before you all jump at me for saying this sitting on my couch I've been in similar situation on a 206L where a wire broke on one of two gas producers pick-up's which causes engine out horn to come on and gas produce gauge goes to zero. It happen at 4000agl while doing aerial-filming in middle of nowhere with 3 pax on-board. Went straight to auto and aimed at possible landing spot(where not many options around) decided to mute the horn next, found out then I could still hear the engine, applied little collective, and little more and more, stopped descending at 1500agl and flew to the next airstrip to calm my passengers.
I think in this video even though the pilot did do a good job he was little fixed on that he had a power issue and was not maybe making the best decisions there, but in his defense it is always stressful to have those jumpers on-board
and having another helicopter and the rocket man in the same area was probably distracting but applause to him to come public with this, for us the wizards to judge
Last edited by rotorrookie; 11th Apr 2013 at 23:58.
