> AFAIK the bo105 doesn't yet have a modelled clutch so when you cut the power, 
> the engine stays connected to the rotor and causes it to slow.

Oops, maybe I overreacted when I said I lost control completely. I just
tried again switching the engine off at X,000 feets, and I don't exactly
"lose control". What it does is nose down a LOT, and I am left with no
cyclic control somehow, so can't slow down the fall. Sounds like what
Bill said, I lost hydraulic pressure when turning the engine off, hence
lost the ability to actuate the blades... result is the same though... I
can't practice autorotation :o(

> The bo105 is actually quite different to a Bell 206; things such as 
> non-flapping blades on the bo105 give it very different flight 
> characteristics.

Ah well, you certainlky know a lot more than me (which isn't difficult
as I know so little ! ;o). All I meant is that I expected the bo105 to
react "more" like a Bell 206 than, say, a Super Puma or Chinook. But
again, I don't know much so I am happy to be corrected...


Vince



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