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Feb 16^th, 2003 at 1:03am

Splash Ex Member

Has anyone heard of the "Dead Man's Zone" for a chopper? The number 40 works its way in there somewhere. Am I correct in assuming its 40 mph at 40 feet on any terrain. Saw it on a Flight Path where they herd wildlife (very low and slippin' and slidin', but missed exactly what it meant. It sure as heck looked impressive Grin

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Reply #1 - Feb 16^th, 2003 at 2:37am

SilverFox441 Ex Member

You are correct in your assumption.

The number varies but 40-40 is a good guestimate. If you suffer a problem you are too low to convert altitude to energy for autorotation and too slow to convert airspeed.

Problems in that flight regime generally end up being very serious.

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Reply #2 - Feb 18^th, 2003 at 12:46pm

Splash Ex Member

Thanks SilverFox, knew it was somethin wickedly dangerous by the way they were flyin'. That guy could sure handle a chopper, but one little twitch and it was all over for him for sure Grin

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