User Guide

LONGBOW 2

4.12

Landing

Once you’ve visited all your waypoints, perform the following steps to transition

into a hover and land.

Note: You can make landings easier by activating the

IN-FLIGHT OPTIONS

menu and

selecting

EASY LANDINGS

NO CRASHES.

(See

Install Guide

for details.)

Reduce forward velocity. When you’re within a mile or so of the LZ, ease back on the

cyclic to reduce your speed to approximately 70 knots. At the same time, reduce the col-

lective to shave off altitude.

You’ll need to be about 50 feet above the ground when you begin your hover, so watch

the radar altimeter tape closely during your approach.

Switch to Transition IHADSS mode. This mode is useful when you’re getting ready to

land. With this mode active, your IHADSS display looks like it did at takeoff.

W, Z,

Approach the LZ. As you close in on the landing zone, adjust your heading using the

cyclic control and align the nose of the helicopter with the LZ.

Slow to hover speed. At about 1 kilometer away from the LZ, pay attention to the altime-

ter. You need to reach an altitude of 50 feet. When you’ve done so, decrease the cyclic

to reduce your forward speed to 15 knots.

Transition into a hover. When you’re directly over the LZ, adjust cyclic until you stop mov-

ing. Don’t forget to turn off force trim if it’s active (press

Decrease collective. Once you cease moving forward, the craft starts to rise. To correct

this, reduce your collective until you maintain a constant altitude.

A, S