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ROTOR SPEED

Autorotations Revisited Altitude vs. bailout This is a Vibe 50 NEX in the flare from an autorotation. This is a fun maneuver to practice, but is also a must-have emergency recovery from a tail rotor failure. I FIND THAT THE BEST WAY TO HANDLE THIS EMERGENCY IS TO CLIMB AND GET AS MUCH ALTITUDE AS YOU CAN AND THEN INITIATE AN AUTOROTATION. Every so often, we have to relearn something we already thought we knew....
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