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Old 01-31-2020 | 12:58 PM
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TheRotorTrash
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Originally Posted by Dougdrvr
When flying a helo in IMC, what is the minimum forward speed you can maintain?
Having the ability to hover means you are able to fly as slow as you want, all the way down to zero. As far as practical/operational instrument airspeed It’s aircraft and SOP dependent. We typically flew the approach at 90 KIAS in the H-1. Cruising IFR we’d pull around 120 KIAS. You can fly around at 5 knots if you were so inclined, but there isn’t much utility in it.
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