Originally Posted by
Ascend Charlie
A helicopter is LIKE a hummingbird, it can hover
A helicopter is LIKE an aeroplane, it can fly forwards
A helicopter is LIKE a person on rollerskates on an ice rink, it is somewhat unstable
A helicopter is LIKE an egg with a straw stuck up its fundamental orifice
A helicopter is LIKE a lot of things, but it ain't a gyroscope. Some aspects are LIKE a gyro.
It gives the lowest common denominator (a student) a concept to work with. In the same manner, "Ground Effect is LIKE a cushion of air". The increase of RRPM as the blades cone upward is LIKE a skater spinning round and pulling their arms in. Teaching some students is LIKE practising bleeding.
Arguing on Pprune is like trying to put a square peg into a round hole while jumper cables are attached to your plumbs.
depends where you set your personal standards - knowing the wrong thing is worse than knowing nothing at all.
Well, a lot of people on the internet wrongly believe that "Settling with Power" is when you're coming in hot and just wait too long to put on the brakes, or that its "overpitching", so,...
Whatta ya gonna do?
