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Rating  Every CFI candidate dreads the crowning maneuver of the
Initial CFI checkride:  the full-down auto.  This is a simulated
engine failure in a helicopter taken all the way to the ground. 
Yes, it means you'll dead stick the helicopter from 500-800 feet
AGL to the ground without any added power.  Students training
for lesser ratings, learn autorotations with power recovery.  It
means at the bottom of the autorotation, you'll complete the
flare and hold altitude (5-20 feet A