QUICKSTOPWhat is a rapid deceleration (quick stop)?
A smooth, coordinated maneuver to slow quickly and terminate to a stationary hover.
QUICKSTOPCyclic input to decelerate?
Aft cyclic to raise the nose and slow.
QUICKSTOPCollective during deceleration?
Lower it to prevent ballooning; raise it at the end to arrest the descent into the hover.
QUICKSTOPPedal role?
Keep the nose straight as torque/power changes.
QUICKSTOPThrottle/governor role?
Hold rotor RPM in the green throughout.
QUICKSTOPWhy teach the quick stop?
Builds coordination & energy management used in approaches, confined areas, and the autorotation flare.
RISKHazard 1 — too much nose-up too low?
Tail-rotor / tail-boom strike.
RISKHazard 2 — mismanaged collective?
Ballooning or low rotor RPM.
SAFETYEntry parameters?
Conservative height & airspeed per the NCHF training standard, with room to recover.
PRINCIPLEDespite the name, the maneuver is flown how?
Smoothly and with coordination — emphasis on control coordination, not abruptness.
LINKWhich emergency maneuver shares the flare feel?
The autorotation flare — quick stops build that energy-management skill.
LIMITSRPM/limits during the maneuver?
Keep within R44 POH Section 2 ranges at all times.