What to do when your helicopter has no power and you're falling out of the sky & you're over water

This is the required yearly test for the Emergency Floatation system on a Bell 206 L4 longranger Helicopter 

[@matthewagusta6742]

they keep the helo upright for only like 15 minutes though if i recall correctly

[@wcolby]

In calm water, the Chopper will sit there for quite a while, but in heavy seas, the choppers is definitely top heavy and probably will tip over.

[@matthewagusta6742]

@@wcolby ah, good thing 206s and light helos arent used for open water ops

[@johnb9394]

Pray for forgiveness!!!

[@billfarley9167]

You also disengage stupid and use prop rotation and pitch to slow your fall. Floats be damned if you hit the water in free fall.

[@wcolby]

@@billfarley9167 hey Bill , I’ll go ahead and disengage stupid as as soon as you stop calling my rotor blades props.

[@jdhiner1]

Must have hit their life limit requiring replacement ?

[@wcolby]

Nope, Just the required test for the Emergency Floatation system, we make sure they hold pressure for 24 hours then we repack them.

[@miteco1]

Very mysterious.