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This shows an R44 helicopter doing a practice autorotation.

Jeff Relaxed, Paul goofing

What is a autorotation?  If you loose power in a helicopter a autorotation is when the machine glides to the ground without power to the blades.

I am not a helicopter pilot yet.  I am a professional videographer who has shot for a lot of years from helicopters as part of my job.  This was a practice autorotation in a very controlled environment over our normal airport.  So yes helicopters can fly without power as long as you still have blades rotating, altitude, and a skilled pilot.

Here is the clip of one of our autorotations from onboard looking out the side door.  Autorotation