To: arielguard; FlingWingFlyer
As you were A/C, did the pilots practice autorotation under load, or with crew on board?
4 posted on
09/03/2015 6:00:42 PM PDT by
SgtBob
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To: SgtBob
Never did one with a load. In UH-1s, we’d have a crew chief on board. In OH-58s, it was just the pilot and the instructor pilot. Then, sometime during the 80s, I think 83 or 84, they wouldn’t let us take them to the ground anymore. We’d flair and then have to recover under power.
7 posted on
09/03/2015 6:09:23 PM PDT by
FlingWingFlyer
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To: SgtBob
As you were A/C, did the pilots practice autorotation under load, or with crew on board? I recall autos were only practiced with minimal crew (3).
10 posted on
09/03/2015 6:37:04 PM PDT by
FoxInSocks
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To: SgtBob
We only did crew on board. Brings back memories sarge. Most satisfying job I ever had.
16 posted on
09/03/2015 8:17:59 PM PDT by
arielguard
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