It’s possible,” the source said. “Autorotation” means a helicopter’s engine has failed but the rotor is still spinning due to air rushing over it, and allows the pilot to glide the craft ...

A cockpit camera captured the moment a Robinson R44 helicopter ditches in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Ecuador ...

and it was time to demonstrate their usefulness during one of the more hair-raising events one can experience in a helicopter: autorotation after a simulated engine failure. Well, was I ready?