Beachdoc, did you get injured in your engine failure accident? Were there any deceleration injuries, great vessel injuries, tears noted to any of the survivers you treated? Are you saying a parachute would be of no use in a helicopter? As I posted before we have a lot of chopper action during this time of year and I have seen some close calls in the past. Does trees and landscape have much to do with a successful auto-rotation?<br><br> Thanks to everyone for the input, Rick<br><br>