Originally Posted by
toohigh13
I need to prove to a court "when a helicopter is in a hover" in terms of what speed below which a helicopter is considered to be in a hover.
Without more specific context of the scenario, you may struggle to find the appropriate "approved" source material. For example, in one acceptable FAA source the term "hover" is used in various scenarios.
https://www.faa.gov/regulations_poli...a/hfh_ch09.pdf
But when discussing a hover from a performance standpoint, OGE and IGE take you in a different direction.