Good try, but not realistic...

[Crispus222]

Originally Posted by Ancient Seraph

Actually, it's perfectly possible to land with a helicopter with an engine failure, at least if you're high enough. You dive with feathered prop (or whatever you call it) and just before smacking into the ground you pull up with full prop setting up (you know how they adjust the prop pitch to go up and down, you put it to full up) and you can land. Just one shot though, and it's gotta be scary as hell.

That's ridiculous! The problem is, you actually have to be able to do that. Next, you have no chance to pick a good field to land in. At least in a plane you have time and can actually go through procedures to save your life lol. Thanks for the info though... Where do you know this from though? Sorry to be a little skeptical but if you could provide a credible source or something that would be great?

[Ancient Seraph]

Originally Posted by Crispus222

That's ridiculous! The problem is, you actually have to be able to do that. Next, you have no chance to pick a good field to land in. At least in a plane you have time and can actually go through procedures to save your life lol. Thanks for the info though... Where do you know this from though? Sorry to be a little skeptical but if you could provide a credible source or something that would be great?

The airport I go to school on also has schools for choppers. Talked to someone who went to school at one of those. Credible source... maybe not the most credible, but check this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autorotation_(helicopter)

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LOL! Americans and their powers. pssht.

[MorgothNL]

Originally Posted by Crispus222

That's ridiculous! The problem is, you actually have to be able to do that. Next, you have no chance to pick a good field to land in. At least in a plane you have time and can actually go through procedures to save your life lol. Thanks for the info though... Where do you know this from though? Sorry to be a little skeptical but if you could provide a credible source or something that would be great?

It is true actually, I go to the same school as seraph, and the militairy helicopters often pratice engine failures (at 500ft above ground level or something). Must be a scary thing to do your first time though

[flynlion]

A helo with an engine failure is no more dangerous than a fixed wing with a similar problem. The main rotor continues to spin due to inertia and the air blowing through it (autorotation) and this generates enough lift to control the decent and make an emergency landing. True, the glide distance is not as great as with an airplane, but neither is the size of the field required. A good pilot can put it down safely in a remarkably small patch. Engine out procedures are something every pilot practices religeously, wheather they be civillian or military, rotary or fixed wing.

[mattd27]

How about some visuals? This one was very informative.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzWw5U3eCok

[Crispus222]

[QUOTE=mattd27;112089]How about some visuals? This one was very informative.

Thanks, for the video! That is absolutely insane. Although, I've done a forced approach from 1500 AGL and I had way more time because I'm in a plane and still have the same amount of lift. The big difference is that I had time to find a spot to put down, make a distress call (sudo of course...), emergency briefing for my passengers (my instructor...), as well as final shutdown. At least in a plane there's a little room for error (as small as it is lol...). But props to the pilot in that video for remaining a calm and collected as he did as well as handling the heli the way he did!

Seraph, Mogoth, do you guys got your licenses yet? Where are you guys based? I'm up in Alberta, Canada. Just got mine a couple weeks back (the test was soooo nerve racking lol).

[Ancient Seraph]

[QUOTE=Crispus222;112094]

Originally Posted by mattd27

How about some visuals? This one was very informative.

Thanks, for the video! That is absolutely insane. Although, I've done a forced approach from 1500 AGL and I had way more time because I'm in a plane and still have the same amount of lift. The big difference is that I had time to find a spot to put down, make a distress call (sudo of course...), emergency briefing for my passengers (my instructor...), as well as final shutdown. At least in a plane there's a little room for error (as small as it is lol...). But props to the pilot in that video for remaining a calm and collected as he did as well as handling the heli the way he did!

Seraph, Mogoth, do you guys got your licenses yet? Where are you guys based? I'm up in Alberta, Canada. Just got mine a couple weeks back (the test was soooo nerve racking lol).

Nope. We're starting to fly our first retractable gear this week (Cessna 172RG), and in 2 or 3 weeks we should start flying Seneca. We're hoping to finish around februari. We're based at Madrid, Spain (LECU).

[Crispus222]

[QUOTE=Ancient Seraph;112129]

Originally Posted by Crispus222

Nope. We're starting to fly our first retractable gear this week (Cessna 172RG), and in 2 or 3 weeks we should start flying Seneca. We're hoping to finish around februari. We're based at Madrid, Spain (LECU).

That's pretty awesome man! At my school we got a 182RG. Pretty sick plane. But a seneca! Those are nice! Expensive though!