well, it's not happening today as I had wished...weather is IFR still.
Yeah I read about the fact that helicopters will touch down on one wheel or skid first...since to counter the side force during hover a pilot must bank/move the cyclic to the left to maintain position and hover.
I understand this since that's exactly how you touch down with an airplane in a x-wind landing...one main gear, then the other, then the nose gear...due to the wind which imparts a side force on the aircraft that you have to counter by banking.
Same thing with a helicopter I gather...except the side force is produced by the tail rotor...which is producing thrust in one direction and thus needs to be countered...
Archer