Re: Theory of a rotary take off?
Farmer1 said it best. All the reading in the world won't prepare you for how to handle the controls. It took me 6-7 hours in an R-22 just to get a stable hover. I didn't think I'd ever catch on but one day it just clicked. Like you, I started out fixed-wing and I'm just now preparing for my helicopter checkride and I've made almost every mistake possible. I'll tell you that from my first ride in the R-22 I was hooked. It's incredibly addictive.