Originally Posted by
Rotorbee
Right, my lowest 180 was from about 500' in an R22 to a clearing on a hill with power recovery. The instructor and I worked our way down from 1000' down in small steps, but in the end the flare started in the turn. Just gives one more confidence in the capability of the machine and yourself.
In real life, I would recommend not flying lower than 1000'. 3000' is my go to altitude today for cruise.
I always cruised around 800', can't imagine cruising at 3,000' in the 22. Lowest I ever did a 180° was 400', but practicing in the pattern doesn't really count. I'd say the lowest throttle chop I ever got (that resulted in a 180°) was around 1,000'