yzchopper
Senior Heliman
Location: Basin City, Washington USA
My Posts This: Topic Forum | Jack,
It is really not that hard as long as you keep your control movements really really slow and smooth, no quick sudden inputs on the controls. The R-22 is a very light weight helicopter and it takes very little control input to make a huge change in aircraft position. If you look at your hand and make a fist, all you need to do next is very lightly squeeze and just enough pressure to barely see your muscle move and that is all it takes to move the R-22. Less than 1/2lb. of pressure and the controls are moving alittle and the helicopter is moving a lot. The old saying is " if your thinking it, the helicopter is already doing it" and if you are a newbie learning you are way behind and now you're playing catch up to stop the oscillation and then the CFI takes the controls to stop all movement.
I think everyone here on RunRyder who has not flown a helicopter needs to find a local flight school and spend the $240-$300.00/hour and fly the R-22. Now that is if your weight is less than 240lbs. If it is more than 240lbs., then you will need to do the flight in an R-44 which is $335-$485.00/hour. This is all for a full hour flight lesson, not an introductory flight which is usually a lot less and only 1/2hour of flight time. I recommend the R-22 not the Schweizer 300 as the schweizer is too forgiving and it allows for lots of mistakes (it is a great helicopter, don't get me wrong here) but it defeats the purpose of getting to know how hard it actually is to fly a Robinson helicopter. You will have more respect for the helicopter after a flight in a Robinson.
Steve
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