Lynx SE landing

That ship was at flank speed...I participated in ship operations as an Army Aviator and never remember discussing this type of recovery with a one or two spot Ship. The Lynx performance must be really tight on one engine or it was heavily loaded. Heck of a job by Crew and Ships company.
 
Somedudeintn said:
Nice. I'm guessing they couldn't hover in due to the reduced power of one engine? Looked like the helo and ship were really moving.
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Correct. I'm not aware of the SE capabilities of the Lynx but they were in a situation where they couldn't hover on one engine. I've done a bunch of those to runways and it's really a non event. Keep the speed above your min SE speed, which is usually going to be around 20-30 kts, and roll it / run it on. Trying to time that speed to a moving ship I imagine would be difficult. Speed of the ship helped of course but it still takes a good bit of effort on the part of the crew.
 
I love how he put it right on the spot. No problem, mon!
 
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