List the required recovery procedures for settling with power.

• A. Increase airspeed with cyclic; Reduce collective pitch as altitude permits to adjust rotor RPM to normal operating range
• B. Decrease airspeed; Increase collective pitch
• C. Hover in place; Increase collective pitch
• D. Increase throttle; Apply left pedal

Answer: (A)

Settling with power happens when a helicopter descends through its own downflow with insufficient forward speed, causing a vortex ring state where rotor lift drops and rotor RPM can fall despite power being applied. The correct recovery is to push the cyclic forward to increase airspeed and move out of the downwash, while at the same time reducing collective enough to allow rotor RPM to recover toward normal. As you gain forward speed and rotor RPM comes back up, you can resume a climb. In contrast, actions that decrease airspeed or simply hover or add power without improving translational flow won’t escape the vortex ring state.