A relatively new alternative recovery sequence – using the ‘Vuichard technique’, named after Claude Vuichard – involves increasing the collective to maximum power while maintaining heading ...

[email protected] Capt. Claude Vuichard, a Swiss helicopter pilot known for multiple safety techniques, speaks to around 25 people Monday afternoon in a conference room at Kahului Airport.

I had not been trained in the Vuichard Recovery so I sought out a flight school that said it was qualified to teach this technique. The flight instructor in a Robinson R22 stated, “Let me show ...