My instructor (15000+ hrs of heli time) claims that the R44 is the squirreliest heli on landing that he has come across - specifically its tendency to sway around just when you thought you were about to land. Speaking from the height of my 16 hrs or so of heli time, it seems to be something you get on top of fairly quickly. I've noticed that my instructor does "stir the stick" noticeably during touchdown. (I can't say what I do, at my level if I started trying to observe myself at the moment of touchdown it would certainly go wrong.)
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