Short transcript of a helicopter autorotation demonstration. The narrator explains that engine failure does not mean a free fall and describes Kenny performing a straight-in autorotation: simulating total engine loss, maintaining rotor RPM and airspeed with collective control and airflow, flaring at treetop level, and rolling off to land safely.
Everybody thinks that when your helicopter engine fails that you're going to fall straight to the ground, and that's untrue. What we're going to show you here is a straight in auto rotation. Kenny's going to fly in, and he's going to simulate total loss of engine power. He's going to enter an auto rotation, and he's going to maintain his rotor RPM with this collective and with the air blowing through your blades. And the key to a good auto rotation, of course, is proper setup. Maintain your rotor rpm, your airspeed. Here we go. And he's entered his auto rotation. He's just idling it to the ground. Coming through. Once you get to treetop level, you start your flare, as you can see, and then you roll back in your power and you're safely on the ground.
