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Old 11th Apr 2011, 06:33
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Whirlygig

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I think all fixed wing pilots should have at least one lesson in a helicopter just to get an appreciation for just how different to fixed wing flying rotary flight actually is.
Heavens above, I hope you're not suggesting the corollary - that rotary pilots should have a lesson in a plank?

On a serious note, one aspect of which a fixed-wing pilot should be aware, is the responses required in an rotary emergency are the converse to those in a fixed-wing emergency. There has sadly been a few rotary accidents/fatalities involving a high-houred fixed-wing pilot but who only had recently passed a helicopter PPL. To that end, I would certainly advise having an instructor who flies both.

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