Want to know how to hover a helicopter? This episode is your ultimate hovering guide, covering what each control does and how, the complex aerodynamics involved in hovering, the FAA ACS hover standards, practice drills, and practical tips and tricks for both students and instructors.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Start
00:59 FAA flight school finder
01:50 New Robinson Instructor Course
02:38 VERTICON 2025
03:20 VAST
03:40 Rotorcraft Collective
04:08 Peer Pilot Program
05:15 Thanks to Supporters
05:40 Overview
07:25 Rotor System Directions
07:53 FA 223 Story
08:45 Pedals
12:19 Collective
12:54 Correlator & Governor
14:31 Cyclic
15:35 Hover Aerodynamics
16:12 Rotary Wing Show
16:50 Induced flow
17:23 OGE & IGE hover
20:20 Torque Reaction
22:30 Translating Tendency or Drift
23:45 Combination of Effects
24:46 Translational Lift & Thrust
25:49 Vertical and Horizontal Stabilizers
27:05 Pendulum Effect
28:10 Wind Effects
28:52 Other Aerodynamic Effects
29:39 FAA ACS Hover Standards
31:54 Hover Drills Introduction
34:20 Control Isolation
34:54 Positive Exchange of Controls
35:04 Pedal Drills
38:07 Clear Tail Before Turns
40:14 Collective Drills
41:35 Pedals and Collective Drills
42:12 Cyclic Drills
44:30 All 3 Controls
45:56 More Advanced Hover Drills
48:38 Governor Failure Hover Training
49:04 Summary & Tips
53:07 Bill's Feedback
55:27 Austin's Feedback
59:38 Thanks to the Pilots
59:59 Last Minute Updates
1:00:32 Next Episode - Autorotations
1:00:56 Outro
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Rotorcraft Collective - https://bit.ly/ushst025
Peer Pilot Program - https://www.ushstpeer.org/
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R22 Hover Crash - https://youtu.be/Cxk3X-0zc-w
R44 Tail Stinger Strike - https://youtu.be/wyZ2ixFWKmQ
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