The OTHER Kevin in San Diego wrote:


Once in the downwash, you can't apply more power to get out of it.
Doing so only accelerates the downwash and increases the sink rate.
You can't "retard the sink rate" by hauling up on the collective.

Again, the only way out is to apply cyclic to fly out of the
downwash...

Of course you can apply collective and slow the decent rate if you have
enough power. The rotor wash does not increase equal to the amount of
power applied. You don't "increases the sink rate" unless there is no
power left.

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boB
Wing 70

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