[AccessD] But only Partly

...the things you learn here :)

William Hindman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stuart McLachlan" <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" 
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Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] But only Partly


> That's *above* 150 ft.  Below 150ft, the blades don't have sufficient time
> to build up the necessary momentum to allow you to flare them and slow 
> your
> final descent.
>
> It's much safer to be in a helicopter at 1000ft than at 100ft.
>
> It's also  lot easier to find somewhere to put a helicopter down safely if
> the engine fails that it is for a fixed wing aircraft.
>
> (the New Zealand Army taught me to fly both, many years ago  <g>)
>
>
>
> On 22 Mar 2007 at 9:26, Robert L. Stewart wrote:
>
>> Only if you are below 150 ft.
>> Above that, you are dead.
>>
>> One of the reasons I will never fly in one.  :-)
>>
>> I have been in a single engine plane that the engine failed
>> in.  We were able to glide to a landing strip and made it
>> without any real problem. T-38 trainer. Gliding is their
>> backup system.
>>
>> Auto-rotation on a chopper only works to a point.
>>
>> At 09:14 AM 3/22/2007, you wrote:
>> >Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:03:48 +0100
>> >From: "Helmut Kotsch" <hkotsch at arcor.de>
>> >Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: But only Partly
>> >To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
>> >         <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>> >Message-ID: <JIECLJNJOMBJFEDLONCBAEENCOAA.hkotsch at arcor.de>
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>> >
>> >Hello Gustav,
>> >
>> >even a helicopter wan't fall down like a rock if the engine quits. They
>> >have an autorotate mode which allows for a safe landing.
>> >
>> >Helmut
>>
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