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The Internet Has All The Answers!
Don't you just love all the Wisdom that can be found on the Internet?
With all the threads at this Forum about Pilot's not understanding Helicopter Control Systems, perhaps this might be required Reading for Co-Pilots just in case their Captain should become incapacitated.
How to Land a Helicopter After Your Pilot Has Been Killed
I do not endorse the content of this article as my response when asked about this is much simpler and easier for folks to remember should it ever happen to them.
With all the threads at this Forum about Pilot's not understanding Helicopter Control Systems, perhaps this might be required Reading for Co-Pilots just in case their Captain should become incapacitated.
How to Land a Helicopter After Your Pilot Has Been Killed
I do not endorse the content of this article as my response when asked about this is much simpler and easier for folks to remember should it ever happen to them.
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My favourite line of all is:
"This is called hovering, and if you haven't done it before, you will surely crash and die."
and in the WARNINGS section:
"If you slow too much a hover will result, and you will wildly over-control the aircraft for about 8 seconds before you flip over and burn it in."
Yup! I remember that feeling from my first hover attempts during flight training.
"This is called hovering, and if you haven't done it before, you will surely crash and die."
and in the WARNINGS section:
"If you slow too much a hover will result, and you will wildly over-control the aircraft for about 8 seconds before you flip over and burn it in."
Yup! I remember that feeling from my first hover attempts during flight training.
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Helicopters are pretty tough, and it's not yours anyway, so don't worry about roughing it up.