Originally Posted by
ApolloHeli
I think you've hit the nail on the head there mate. We all agree that saying phase lag happens due to gyroscopic precession or that helicopters behave like gyroscopes is close enough for the average student, but it's still an approximation. After all, it's getting the concept and theory across in a digestible and understandable form for the student that matters. "Lies to children" as Scott Manley would put it.
I'll agree to that. Fly safe!
