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<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=054132906-22102003>Have anyone here tried an emergency landing
"Autorotation" for helicopter (Bell 206) in FS2004 yet? It was so
difficult .. better say impossible to recover the helo if it fall with idle
RPM. In FS2002, the recovering is possible, and very close to the real
thing. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=054132906-22102003>Also, I installed a nice model of Bell 205 Huey
downloaded from <A
href="http://www.hovercontrol.com">www.hovercontrol.com</A> to test the
autorotation, and found that it fell like a rock. </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=054132906-22102003>The
procedures I took before performing the autorotaion was follow the standard huey
procedures</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=054132906-22102003>1. climbed to above 1,000 ft.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=054132906-22102003>2. Set RPM to idle</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=054132906-22102003>3. Descended and maintain 60 knots.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=054132906-22102003>4. Appied back pressure on cyclic to recover the helo
at 100 ft. above ground with adding more blade angle
(collective).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=054132906-22102003></SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" color=#0000ff
size=2><SPAN class=054132906-22102003>5. Land safely on
ground.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=054132906-22102003>Unfortunately, it didn't work in FS2004's Huey.
The similar procedures can also be applied to FS2002's Bell 206 with successful
result.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=054132906-22102003>A bit OT, but I believe there must be someone here who
stick with flying helicopter (along with building helo pit) noticed the
different between FS2002 and FS2004, and can give some advice. Thanks in
advance.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><B><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" color=#000080 size=2>Sukit
Sittisudjatum</FONT></B><BR><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" color=#0000ff
size=1>Founder, Thai Flight Simulator</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"
color=#0000ff size=1>www.thaiflight.com</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"
color=#0000ff size=1>Bangkok, Thailand</FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>