Whiry, there's a huge / massive difference btwn heli / fixed wing training for the student. As Heli's require infinantly more concentration.with heli's I would ( after a few hours training ) ask, the student what questions to ask ATC and what the possible response will be, that way, the fast reply doesn't come as to much of a "WHAT did he say ? "
second problem with the r22, is student sits right seat, the QFE is set, however adjusting to QNH requires not only a hand, but a big lean to reach which is very difficult to cope with at first.
Fixed wing, 2nd hour of training make a start, and again, if the instructor asks what are you going to ask, and what is the response going to be, before the transmission, there should be no major problems
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