five Report post Posted December 8, 2018 On 12/7/2018 at 10:26 AM, WILDEBILL308 said: I still think teaching people to step on the accelerator is primarily to keep them from geting on the brakes before they get over the initial shock. More like a starting point in the process of keeping control. They know most coaches won't accelerate in that first few seconds. Bill That sounds good but it will never work. In order to teach somebody what to do in an emergency you have to do it, it cannot be learned watching a movie. It must be practiced over and over and over, and become a conditioned response, the basic MH driver cannot do. We do it all the time in the aviation business. Especially in a helicopter, if the engine quits, immediate action must be taken or your helicopter will have all the flying characteristics of a brick. Training is accomplished in a helicopter with dual controls with the instructor and simulating an engine failure. At the start of training the student will be a bit slow to react, thus the dual controls and the instructor on board to take immediate action. However, once trained, the student pilot will act immediately. We don't have the capability to do that in our MHs thus stepping on the accelerator will never be a conditioned response. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
