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Old 29th November 2005 | 10:30
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delta3
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Agree, but -maybe wrongly- I first did this at high altitudes more than 1000 feet (before starting), and I felt that the visual clues were a little vage. Is perhaps an argument not to go too high.

Relying on pure external visual clues also links in with the arguments in this discussion about wind direction.

Maybe a related question that I wandered about: in refinement of the lesson 1 and 2 segmentation, what is the best progressive way to learn this maneuver ?. Especially in theetering rotors (cfr earlier remark of R22 pilot), you may want to avoid unusual attitudes.

Added : 1. Start on a windless day.
2. ....

d3

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