wrote:
Marc Whisman worried:

My glider instructor used to say that the though of actually having to bail
out of a glider just scared the crap (he used another four letter expletive)
out of him. I agreed. Now I feel the same way about having to do a real
auto.

Have no fear, Marc. Or at least conquer it. Here's what you have to realize:
The engine is GOING to quit at some point. Accept it.

Very true. It might help someone afraid of having to do an Auto to know
they are still flying the helicopter. So go by the book and fly the
helicopter to the ground and land very close to a power on approach.

It's difficult to get over the fear factor of losing the engine, just
always fly like Bob -don't fear the auto- Barbanes has described and fly
the engineless helicopter to the ground and land.

boB


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U.S. Army Aviation (retired)
Central Texas - 5NM West of Gray Army Airfield (KGRK)