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Old 14th Nov 2011, 06:42
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rotorfan
 
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You can have a lot of fun and learn much in 5 hours, but not likely hover. If you do start your training, you must have the discipline to not push the cyclic forward quickly, like you would do to prevent a stall in a FW. I was a FW pilot for 18 years before learning rotary, and I was paired with a fresh 200-hour instructor that knew nothing of airplane flight. I could have gotten us in trouble, or killed us, by going into a low-G situation. Fortunately, I had done much reading on helicopters, so I was aware of this possibility, even though my instructor was not. Be aware that your airplane instincts can take over in an emergency, and don't let it happen.
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