Originally Posted by
tartare
Even understanding the theory of how the damn things fly, as a fixed wing driver I found my first hands on flight in an R-22 a real handful.
Straight and level forward flight fine.
Turning - amazing how just an imperceptible of the cyclic started the movement.
But hovering - jaysus.
Within 10 seconds I was in PIO, too high and outside the box on the ground.
Very humbling...
I had exactly the same experience. Then, after we landed the instructor said the it would take about 10 hours before I could hover. I thought he was talking rubbish, I mean I had flown an Auater so I could use my feet. In fact it took me just about 10 hours before I could hover.