Originally Posted by
nuggets
I'm a relatively new grade III instructor, about 2 months or so now, flying r22's and 44’s.
This may be an issue if you take the recommendations from here to your CFI; tread carefully!
Two other points to note is the issue of standardisation in a flying school so that the studes are getting basically the same training from all instructors. Most large helicopter companies (Bristow, etc) and the military have Standards Flights which check that a common standard is used across a fleet.
Another issue with having feet only on the pedals is the exacerbation of the pressure problem where instead of a light 3-5lb pressure on one pedal to fly, the pilot puts 40lb on one pedal and 43lb on the other. Sort of like the white knuckle death grip on the cyclic, and certainly not conducive to gentle flying. With feet firmly on the pedals it creates a natural extra pressure (the weight of the whole leg) instead of a few ounces with the toes resting on the pedals.