Timeline for What is the typcial descent rate of a helicopter?
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| Dec 23, 2017 at 23:53 | comment | added | RudyB | It also depends upon the exact aircraft make/ model/ equipment as a "normal descent" can put you in the bad area of the height-velocity diagram for potentially a long period of time in certain circumstances. Managing the risk of that versus a descent that is not particularly stabilized is the art of flying. In the particular helicopter I had trained in, with a stabilized approach from about 50' AGL to 6' AGL you were in the bad area of the H-V diagram and if the engine fails it's really going to hurt. | |
| Dec 11, 2017 at 3:29 | comment | added | Koyovis | Yes it would, although use of Normal Approach would suggest, well, normalcy. The normal angle of descent seems to be 8 - 10 deg for this helicopter, a Huey. Could not find any other references to a normal descent rate in it. | |
| Dec 11, 2017 at 3:26 | vote | accept | MrSparkly | ||
| Dec 11, 2017 at 3:26 | comment | added | MrSparkly | Thanks. Doesn't "Emergency Procedures" imply higher than typical rate of descent? This would suggest that normal rate of descent is lower. | |
| Dec 10, 2017 at 6:16 | history | answered | Koyovis | CC BY-SA 3.0 |