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ROTOR SPEED

PHOTOS BY PAUL TRADELIUS Hovering basics To reduce the size of your hover bubble, look at the entire helicopter, relax, and make small control corrections before the helicopter moves from its hover position. In my last ìRotor Speedî column (September 2006), I discussed several techniques to improve your hovering. Now I present some additional techniques that will help not only novices who are learning to hover but also more advanced pilots who want to improve...

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