Wednesday, May 2, 2012

What I've been up to... More of The Grind

More of the same today.  I am seeing improvement in pick ups, hovering, and approaches.  So, H'Ray.

The one new thing today was hover autorotations. Which are interesting.

Basically, just roll the power out from a stable hover around 5 ft. then it's pedal, pause, pull.

Done right, its really a sort of non-event.  So, some day.

3 comments:

Rev. Paul said...

I'm enjoying your description of the process, eventful or not. Of course, we're all hoping it's ALL uneventful ... for you.

Old NFO said...

Meh... Autorotations SUCK when you're in the back... trust me... and YOU know that too from your prior life...

Anonymous said...

As I worked offshore I became very familiar with rotary wing aircraft. Taking off from a platform with a full load on a hot day....lets just say that you really have to trust translational lift to move out of hover in ground effect and then dive at the water to gain speed. Also had an autorotation demonstration one day from a bored pilot. But, the guys I flew with were all trained in Vietnam, Republic of. They were the best!