CAL FIRE pilots perform recurrent training before each fire season with Bell Helicopter Master Flight instructors. Standing on the ground, it's always a bit disconcerting to see and hear a UH-1 pass overhead and go to idle to simulate an engine failure. Even though you may hear the engine running, it's not producing any power, and the rotors continue turning due to the upward airflow through the rotor disk during descent.
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