Kenny Keller teaches settling with power, a helicopter hazard where you descend 300 feet per minute or faster while using 20-100% power and flying below ETL airspeed. Examiners focus on this and Keller once failed a checkride for not knowing it.
300 ft per minute or greater.
20 to 100% of available power.
Airspeed less than ETL (Effective Translational Lift).
The three things will get you into sailing with power. I've shot this several times, but it's an important message. Our examiner says as a helicopter pilot, it's one of the most one of the things that can get you into trouble quicker than anything being a helicopter pilot. So you have to commit to memory. Rate of descent, 300ft per minute or greater using 20 to 100% of power. Airspeed less than ETL. This has to be committed to memory. When I failed my first private pilot checkride, that was one of the things that I stumbled on and that's what the examiner told me, was make sure you know that and you know it. So when you're asked, you can go boom, boom, boom. Rate of descent, 300ft per minute or greater using 20 to 100% of power. Airspeed less than ETL. So we'll see how this comes out. Thanks everybody for tuning in for day seven. So stay tuned for the next one tomorrow and please share with your friends on Facebook and Twitter. And thanks as always, and we'll see you tomorrow.
