Originally Posted by
hargreaves99
Nice aircraft but seriously lacking power, porpoises in straight and level flight, and just as expensive as an R44, but with two fewer seats. Plus seems to require more niggy maintenance than R22/R44
It's funny i've found it to be better performing than the R22 with a similar payload. I've got over a thousand R22 hours and around 50 in the G2, regularly in and out of both on the same day etc. Close to sea level.
Also it's very stable in level flight but you do have to correct the small attitude deviations from turbulence compared to the R22 where you ideally don't correct them and just allow it to swing around under the rotor disc etc. It porpoises around if its out of balance (trim etc).
Have noticed the string seems to tell lies in the cabri... when its aligned with the mark it feels out of balance, 1-2cm to the right of the mark feels flat in the seat makes me wonder if the air hitting the screen is being influenced by the rotor wash?