Helicopter Coaching Podcast Episode 002 – The best way to Hover a Helicopter
Need to know tips on how to hover a helicopter? This episode is your final hovering information, overlaying what every management does and the way, the complicated aerodynamics concerned in hovering, the FAA ACS hover requirements, observe drills, and sensible suggestions and methods for each college students and instructors.
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Overview
Hovering a helicopter is among the most iconic and most troublesome expertise a brand new helicopter pilot should study. In Episode 002 of the Helicopter Coaching Podcast, we break down this difficult maneuver in a means that’s clear, approachable, and full of perception for each college students and instructors.
We begin with a fast recap of Episode 1 and share some thrilling updates, together with giving instruction within the Bell 206, the Robinson Teacher Course hosted at our flight college, the brand new the USHST Peer Pilot Program and my involvement with nationwide helicopter security initiatives like VAST and the Rotorcraft Collective.
From there, we dive into the principle subject: hovering. This episode covers every thing from management inputs and aerodynamic ideas to FAA checkride requirements and real-world coaching methods. You’ll find out how the cyclic, collective, and pedals work collectively (and in opposition to one another) within the hover. We additionally clarify the aerodynamic challenges concerned, like torque response, translating tendency, and induced stream, with diagrams and video examples that can assist you visualize these ideas clearly.
We spotlight the FAA’s requirements for hovering in each the Personal and Industrial ACS and focus on efficient coaching workouts, like management isolation, hover turns, and field drills. Whether or not you’re in your first few hours of helicopter flight or already educating others, these methods may also help sharpen understanding and enhance ability development.
We additionally embrace suggestions for studying and educating hovering, from managing frustration to recognizing the aerodynamic cause-effect chains behind every management enter. Instructors will discover concepts for progressing college students safely and successfully by way of the hover studying curve.
In case you’re combating the hover (or on the point of educate it) this episode is for you. And should you’re simply listening to the audio solely, bear in mind you possibly can view the complete visible model on YouTube or any podcast platform that helps video.
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Chapters
00:00 Start00:59 FAA flight college finder01:50 New Robinson Teacher Course02:38 VERTICON 202503:20 VAST03:40 Rotorcraft Collective04:08 Peer Pilot Program05:15 Because of Supporters05:40 Overview07:25 Rotor System Directions07:53 FA 223 Story08:45 Pedals12:19 Collective12:54 Correlator & Governor14:31 Cyclic15:35 Hover Aerodynamics16:12 Rotary Wing Show16:50 Induced flow17:23 OGE & IGE hover20:20 Torque Reaction22:30 Translating Tendency or Drift23:45 Mixture of Effects24:46 Translational Carry & Thrust25:49 Vertical and Horizontal Stabilizers27:05 Pendulum Effect28:10 Wind Effects28:52 Different Aerodynamic Effects29:39 FAA ACS Hover Standards31:54 Hover Drills Introduction34:20 Management Isolation34:54 Constructive Change of Controls35:04 Pedal Drills38:07 Clear Tail Earlier than Turns40:14 Collective Drills41:35 Pedals and Collective Drills42:12 Cyclic Drills44:30 All 3 Controls45:56 Extra Superior Hover Drills48:38 Governor Failure Hover Training49:04 Abstract & Tips53:07 Invoice’s Feedback55:27 Austin’s Feedback59:38 Because of the Pilots59:59 Final Minute Updates1:00:32 Subsequent Episode – Autorotations1:00:56 Outro
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