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Old 19th Feb 2020, 02:01
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SASless
 
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Gulli is spot on with his advice to fly in the Attitude Mode (ATT).

We were taught as Nubbins to set an "attitude" to achieve the desired effect from the helicopter beginning in our very first days learning to hover.

Carry that thought forward.....if you. have an autopilot system that will do that for you....why not use it?

Release the Force Trim....move the Cyclic to adjust to the attitude you want....release the Force Trim button....and George attempts to hold that attitude for you. You can make very fine temporary adjustments with light pressure on the Cyclic or by use of the Trim Switch.

That is at a Hover.....and in forward flight use the same procedure until established in the cruise....then use the Trim Switch as the primary.

Engage the "Holds" as desired and let the AP do all of the work.

Make use of all the features you can.....and spend more time attending to other duties while monitoring the AP's flying of the aircraft.

One Pilot (of the human version) must fly the machine at all times.....keep it straight which one is doing that and never leave George unattended.

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