"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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RCE wrote:
"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 3 Feb 2006 07:57:09 -0500, "RCE" wrote:


want to hear something really weird? i love flying in helicopters.

go figure.

Helicopters are like bees. Technically impossible to fly.

RCE


I survived a helicopter crash in West Virginia. Well, I call it a crash.
We had an engine failure and the pilot did something or other with the
rotor blades so that we landed. We landed hard, there was some damage to
the copter, but we all walked away.

Never will get in one again.

It's called "auto-rotation", one of the first things you learn (after
hovering) in helicoper flight instruction. Similar to the seeds with
"wings" that fall from (elm?) trees.

I did one in a Robinson R-44 in Florida. It's all in the timing (sprinkled
with a lot of luck.)

The downward motion of the helicopter keeps the rotors spinning, then, at
the last second, you apply full collective to pitch the rotors for full
lift, hopefully for a soft landing.

RCE