Kompress hard landing

[Flyingmonk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AS3bVqcq_0&search=helicopter

Looks like a two seater (tandem) CH-7 Kompress. Anyone with details on
this flight?

Monk

[Flyingmonk]

The OTHER Kevin in San Diego wrote:
> On 18 Jun 2006 17:57:55 -0700, "Flyingmonk" >
> wrote:
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AS3bVqcq_0&search=helicopter
> >
> >Looks like a two seater (tandem) CH-7 Kompress. Anyone with details on
> >this flight?
> >
> >Monk
>
> I don't think I'd classify that as a landing in any way, shape or
> form. That was a crash.

I thought that any l;anding that you can walk away from was a good
landing. He walked...a little...

Monk

[Don W]

At the start of the video, the nose of the heli is
pointed almost straight down as if he is coming
out the back side of a loop. I've not done that
many autos, but it didn't look like any of the
ones I've been involved with. It kinda looked
like a loop with not enough ground clearance.
Hard to tell from the clip. One thing for sure is
that his day went south in a hurry... Hope he
survived, because that much deacceleration can
cause massive internal injuries.

Don W.

The OTHER Kevin in San Diego wrote:
> On 19 Jun 2006 20:40:06 -0700, "Flyingmonk" >
> wrote:
>
>
>
>>I thought that any l;anding that you can walk away from was a good
>>landing. He walked...a little...
>
>
> Looked like as soon as his two "crutches" let go of him, he slowly
> crumpled to the ground.
>
> Auto gone bad???

[boB]

The OTHER Kevin in San Diego wrote:
> On 18 Jun 2006 17:57:55 -0700, "Flyingmonk" >
> wrote:
>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AS3bVqcq_0&search=helicopter
>>
>> Looks like a two seater (tandem) CH-7 Kompress. Anyone with details on
>> this flight?
>>
>> Monk
>
> I don't think I'd classify that as a landing in any way, shape or
> form. That was a crash.

I have to admit I almost ended up like that. The autorotation minimum
ROD in the OH-58 is 43 knots however the standards call for 60 knots
prior to 100" AGL. By myself one day at Ft Eustis I thought I'd perform
a minimum ROD auto to the runway. I got too busy watching the rotor and
my intended landing spot I forgot to get back to 60 knots before 100'. I
found there was very little decel available and it was just one quick
pull to reduce the ROD. I was very lucky that time. But the picture in
my head at the time was just like that video.

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boB
Wing 70

U.S. Army Aviation (retired)
Central Texas - 5NM West of Gray Army Airfield (KGRK)