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Landing in trees |
A landing in trees should be made when no other landing area is available. In addition to accomplishing engine malfunction emergency procedures, select a landing area containing the least number of trees of minimum height. Autorotate with the throttle closed using the following procedures: Airspeed ─ Minimum at treetop level. Descend ─ Vertically into trees . Collective ─ Apply remaining collective prior to blades entering trees. |
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Ditching- Power on |
DITCHING ─ POWER ON If ditching becomes necessary, with power available accomplish an approach to a hover above the water and: Doors ─ Open. Crew (except pilot) and passengers ─ Exit. Hover a safe distance away from personnel. Autorotate. Apply all remaining collective as the helicopter enters the water. Maintain a level attitude as the helicopter enters the water. Maintain a level attitude as the helicopter sinks and until it begins to roll, then apply cyclic in direction of the roll. Pilot ─ Exit when the main rotor stops. |
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Ditching power off |
If an engine failure occurs over water and ditching is imminent, accomplish engine failure emergency procedures and proceed as follows:
AUTOROTATE . Decelerate to minimum forward speed as the helicopter nears the water. Apply all remaining collective as the helicopter enters the water. Maintain a level attitude as the helicopter sinks and until it begins to roll, then apply cyclic in the direction of the roll.
Doors ─ Open .
Crew and passengers ─ Exit when the main rotor stops. |
