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6 people were dead after a Vietnam-era helicopter crashed in West Virginia
submitted 1 year ago by Sunshine14 from toisthe.com
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[–]Brewdabier 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun - 1 year ago (2 children)
My guess is the pilot was untrained in autorotation landing.
[–]Questionable 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun - 1 year ago (1 child)
You remember that thing you trained to do once, six years ago? You now have ten seconds to realized you need to do it now.
[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun - 1 year ago (0 children)
It doesn't appear to be a simple procedure, either. https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2000/june/flight-training-magazine/the-art-of-autorotation
Ironically, more helicopter accidents happen each year from practicing autorotations than from real-life engine failures.
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