Settling with power

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Settling with power is a hazardous helicopter flight condition in which the aircraft's available power is not sufficient to overcome gravity and inertia, and may not have enough power to stop the descent. Settling with power usually occurs under conditions of high all-up-weight and high altitude.

The effects and of settling with power are similar to vortex ring state. A standard procedure exists to correct both conditions.

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