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  • Engine failure in helicopters, while requiring similar corrective action to airplanes (pitch for airspeed), presents a significantly tighter margin for error, with even simulated failures potentially leading to real emergency landings.
  • This week's reader mail covers topics such as the National Air Tour and the FAA Reauthorization Bill.
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As the Beacon Turns #68: Under the Wire
Dealing with an engine failure in a helicopter includes the same rule as in an airplane: Pitch for proper airspeed. However, the margin for failure is much tighter in whirly-birds, and even simulated engine failure can cause a real emergency landing. AVweb’s Michael Maya Charles just had one.

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Reader mail this week about the National Air Tour and the FAA Reauthorization Bill.

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