Hovering
Good morning all,
"Mature" student here just learning to fly helicopters for fun and to be able to do a couple of hours each month once / if I get my PPL (H).
I have done almost 20 hours now, great instructor, very patient and encouraging etc and I have been making good progress with the exercises up to now Exercise 11 Hovering!
I am starting to seriously worry I may not ever get how to hover.
In an effort to get the neural pathways burned in I booked in a couple of hours of just hover and I must have had in total with the little bits at ends of lessons close to 5 hours of hover training and I am still unable to master it.
I can do pedals on own and, getting better on pedals and collective but as soon as I go near the cyclic I am all over the place!
So, serious question for those of you with way more experience, is there any practical tips on how I can practice at home so as to maximise time with rotors turning or, if I haven't got it by now do you think it is a lost cause? Is about 5 hours of just hover training a lot? How long is the average etc. Thanks for any advice offered.
Old Dog