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How to hover a helicopter?

Learning to hover a helicopter can be a challenging but rewarding task that requires practice, patience, and concentration. If you're interested in learning how to hover a helicopter, keep the following steps in mind:


Step 1: Understand the flight principles


Before you begin hovering a helicopter, it's critical to understand the flight principles that govern how the aircraft moves. These principles include the effects of lift, weight, thrust, and drag. Understanding these concepts will help you grasp the essential elements of helicopter flight and make it easier to learn how to hover.


In addition, you should be familiar with the helicopter's controls, including the cyclic, collective, and pedals. The cyclic controls the direction of the helicopter's movement, the collective controls altitude, and the pedals control heading.



Step 2: Improve your hand-eye coordination