helopilot2be Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Don't know if anyone has posted this yet, but the WCVB News 5 chopper in Boston made a perfect night auto on the Boston Common.Video is hereChris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RagMan Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 (edited) Not entirely sure that was an auto. If you turn the volume up loud enough, it just about seems like the pilot rolls off the engine throttle after he sets the aircraft down. Think it was just a power-on precautionary landing. Edited January 13, 2011 by RagMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oil Pilot Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 N1 Tach Gen failure. Not really a reason for an immediate landing, but whatever. PHI doesn't even have the engine out audio installed anymore for that exact reason. Horn goes off, pilots initiate auto instead of checking gauges and realizing their aircraft is still running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelFire_91 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 That's one reason I always do N1 tach fails in the simulator with my students! They fall for it EVERY time, until I show them what else to look for. Not sure if it was a N1 tach fail or full blown auto but the pilot sure sounds stressed AlsoI think this clip goes to show that in a Heli when something goes wrong, you might notify ATC, but you'll be on the ground before they realize what happened. Taken from LiveATC.netN55TV-Boston-Commons-Landing-Jan-11-2255Z.mp3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500E Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 When you do your N1 fail do you expect the pilot to start Auto procedure at same time as scanning, or scan, then collective down ? with a low hour pilot it could make the difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious T Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 I've had N1 tach gen failure where the engine out light/horn came on in a 500 and even though I got a shot of adrenaline and my eyes instantly went to the dual tach I knew immediately that I had not had an engine failure from sound/feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChprPlt Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 I give him credit for getting it down safely. Its easy to judge after the fact. Everyone is safe and ship is ok...great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelFire_91 Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 When you do your N1 fail do you expect the pilot to start Auto procedure at same time as scanning, or scan, then collective down ? with a low hour pilot it could make the difference Generally with a low time pilot I expect them to start the auto then IF TIME PERMITS, ask themselves. Was that like a typical engine failure we practiced before? Did I Yaw as expected? Does the engine sound like it's winding down? What is N2/NR doing? Where is the N1 Gauge sitting? Then (and I stress IF TIME/ALTITUDE PERMITS) Pull a little collective.... does it feel like you're under power? Does the NR drop? etc... Couldn't agree more ChprPlt, just saying I like all my turbine students to practice N1 fails. Not trying to armchair the pilot of this incident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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