Remove Descent Remove Hangar Remove Indicated Airspeed
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Unbolted in Fairfield (Update on the 2022 Bell 407 GXP Crash)

Fear of Landing

As the helicopter continued towards the airport, the airspeed began to decrease. The indicated airspeed had fallen below 65 knots and was still decreasing. As the airspeed decayed, the right yaw increased. The helicopter was at treetop height with an indicated airspeed of zero knots when the right yaw ceased.

Torque 98
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The Flying Bear Goes to Beantown | Part 4, Going Missed

Photographic Logbook

Caught in series of up and down drafts, the autopilot pitched the Warrior aggressively to maintain altitude and the indicated airspeed trended too high in each updraft. I managed the stepdown to 2,000 feet at JAKRR (named for WFC founder Jake DeGroote) by programming the autopilot for a descent to that altitude.

Ceiling 52