Originally posted by warmonger:
I've just passed my test for my commercial instrument license about 2 weeks ago.
I'm rated and current in the TH-67, AKA Bell 206 Jetranger now.
I have a few hours of Cessna time and I enjoyed it.
Believe me, flying Helo's is work compared to flying an airplane! I thought 'how hard can it be'? Well, now it isn't hard but in the beginning I was sweating after 20 minutes of hover work! I mean all tense and tired. Took me about 7 hours to find the hover button and about 12 hours to become pretty decent at it. Now I don't even notice it anymore. Amazing!




Hover button, LMAO!!!

As an r/c heli pilot, I can say it took a lot longer to find that button. One teacher had a great piece of advice for me though; think of the helo resting on a bubble about 2x the size of the bird, and you don't want to slide off of that bubble. I don't know why but the analogy worked for me. It helped me move the cyclic stick the right way. Kudos to you guys who have what it takes to fly the real thing.

Mark

Semper Fi "They've got us surrounded. Poor bastards." -Chesty