Kenny Keller explains the three forms of stored energy pilots can use in emergencies: rotor RPM, altitude, and airspeed. Managing these three parameters during every phase of flight gives you options when an engine fails.
Hello everybody. Welcome to day nine of the Helicopter threes. Today I wanted to hit rpm, altitude and airspeed, the three forms of stored energy. I shot a short video on that a few months ago and I wanted to hit it again because to me, this is one of the most important things when you're out flying the helicopter or flying any aircraft. Rpm, altitude, airspeed. If you're using good pilot technique and you're managing those correctly, you probably going to be able to handle about any emergency, any engine failure. As long as you've got a spot you can get to on the ground, you're probably going to make it through okay. If you're lacking in any one of those three areas, if you come across some type of emergency, something bad happens. If you're lacking any of those three, the outcome may not be so good. So not only do you want to memorize rpm, altitude, mirror speed, you also want to use those in your piloting techniques, in your takeoffs, your landings, and pretty much everything you do. And always be thinking altitude, airspeed, altitude, airspeed, rpm. If you have all three, you're having a really good day. So thanks for stopping by back home at C65 on a beautiful January evening. It's unbelievable the weather we've had, so stay tuned. See you tomorrow. And as always, please share with your friends on Facebook and Twitter. Hit the like button, hit the share button, and we'll see you all tomorrow. Thanks.
