Any Pilots???

[JJSPEC Racing]

Lol, what?? Planes can glide, while helicopters must preform an Autorotation in the case of an engine failure. Which one do you think is easier???

As part of my biannual review, I took off got about 550 feet up and the instructor grabbed the throttle, closed it and said "land it". No problem set up for glide and took it back to the runway. I would imagine that if you were in an area that had fields or decently straight roads with minimum power lines an airplane would be easier to land without power.

[slow_hatch]

As part of my biannual review, I took off got about 550 feet up and the instructor grabbed the throttle, closed it and said "land it". No problem set up for glide and took it back to the runway. I would imagine that if you were in an area that had fields or decently straight roads with minimum power lines an airplane would be easier to land without power.

Lot easier to glide a plane IMO. Auto in a R22 and you have about 1 sec to drop the collective completly, pull aft right cyclic, and right pedal for trim. Then you have to set your attitude, and maintain your rotor RPM the entire time. Through some turns in there, its a lot to handle. A plane without power still flies the same way it does with power, aka glider