Having spent a better part of 8-years in the US Army flying to and fro in helicopters; I can say with all honesty that the chance for survival on "auto rotation failure" is pretty slim. That slim margin would be doubled when flying in the Blackhawk (Jet) helicopter.<br><br>I'd rather ride it out, because since luck would have it that I'm on a AC that just broke in flight; then my luck is gonna be even worst if I jump out before it hits the ground/water/mountain/building...<br><br>It's kinda' like the USAF Pilot standing in front of the Board Of Inquiry answering why he crashed their 2-Million $$ AC..<br><br>"Well Sirs; ya' see..I ran outta' air-speed and altitude at exactly the same time..!) LOL!!<br><br>During the Grenade Invasion (Ranger Batt (ABN) 1/75th) I saw the end result of a couple of chopper crashes, and they weren't a pretty site. The thought of bailing out while in flight, or even as the ground comes rushing up is pretty scarry. My first instinct would be to think about that massive LAWN MOWER blade that's probably gonna slice my head off.<br><br>