Hobbies & Helis Gas-Her, Instruction Manual

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(c) If the helicopter nose goes down or up, then:
HOW TO HOVER
Basic maneuver for a pilot is learning how to hover a helicopter. When the helicopter is
floating in a stationary position in the air, we call that hovering. Use the following
procedure to practice your hovering:
(a) Make sure everything is clear in the flying zone. Stand at least 30 feet (10 meters)
behind the helicopter.
(b) Check the main rotor fore/aft and left/right cyclic to make sure the main rotor is
following to your cyclic command before taking off. Make sure the helicopter nose
will swing in your desired directions by moving the tail rotor control stick.
(c) Now, increase the throttle/collective gently to lift the helicopter landing gear off the
ground to no more than 4 inches (10 cm). At the beginning, it is very difficult for the
•
Goes up , move the stick
to U
•
Goes down , move the
stick to D
D
U
L R
•
Rolls to the left , move the
button to R
•
Rolls to the right , move the
button to L
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