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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