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Old 13th May 2004, 03:42
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mattpilot
 
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Training: R22 or Bell47 ?

A good friend of mine convinced me to do the PPL(H) i've long been dreaming of doing. Since i've already got some Airplane ratings, i can save some money doing the Helicopter license.

I looked around for some places in my area that give training and i found one school with a R22 and another school with a B47. Cost per hour is same.

I don't have any immediate plans to go beyond the PPL(H). So, given that, what helicopter would you recommend to train on?

I kinda prefer the R22 because it looks better and it has a governer, but i dislike it because of its 'control stick'. On the otherhand, the B47 has a 'real stick' which i'd prefer. Downside though is that it doesn't have a governer. Is it really that much more difficult when you don't have a governer?


Thanks for any input!
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