Originally Posted by
OvertHawk
"oooh - i'd not thought of it that way before".
There’s a reason for that; it’s B/S!
I’ve never heard of any pilot thinking that the distance to the front of the rotor is the same as the distance to the side. However, what is extremely common is people incorrectly thinking that by looking to the 3 or 9 o’clock positions (2 or 10 o’clock if they’re lazy) that they’re seeing the full width of the disc. The max width is typically in the 4 or 8 o’clock.
And as for not landing side-on to obstacles; please get real. You’re in a helicopter FFS!
Using this video in your own training I would suggest is not your best option. You’d be far better off with a 2D model on a desk or blackboard to simply, effectively and most importantly, correctly, explain the concept. And it would take less than a minute! You’d then not have to subject your students to ill-founded concepts and plain wrong advice, unless you’re trying to pad out the course?
Q. Has anyone from the Authority approved the use of the video as courseware?