Good Habits
With the wealth of experience here there must be many, many good habits to share within the community. . .In each helicopter I bring to a hover, and every time, I make a point of confirming that the controls are responding normally for the conditions when the aircraft is very light on the gear and before committing it above the stabilization of ground contact. I've caught hung landing gear twice and, many years ago, a friend caught miss-rigged flight controls this way. . .Let’s share the knowledge.