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Old 22nd Nov 2022, 15:19
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Originally Posted by Agile
as beginner pilot I was always surprised how easy it is to overpitch as you try to get the aircraft moving foward.
as the thrust vector points forward a lot of lift is lost from an already overtaxed hovering ship.
one can easily pull too much collective at the sight of the nose starting to sniff the runway upon moving forward.

Is that how it works. ? Must have been getting it wrong all those years ago. Never managed to “sniff” a runway or the oggin for that matter.

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