Stall Turns
Lazy stall turns
Videos
Exercises
Flying them nicely
Practising in the sim
90-degree stall turns
Setup
How to continue
Banked Turns
Getting started with piroflips
Kaos!
Practising efficiently
Making the most of the simulator
Exercises
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The real McCoy
As you get more confident, gradually increase the angle of ascent
towards a "real" 90-degree stall turn.
Keep watching out for the details mentioned in the previous section.
In addition:
- Crisply pull the heli up 90 degrees and let it
continue in a straight ascent
- Using enough collective (and a sufficiently powerful
motor), you'll get much of the momentum during the quarter loop.
- After the piro, let it drop in a straight descent. Actively
resist the temptation to "squirrel out" immediately.
- Think of the pulled segments as quarter loops, ideally
circle-shaped.
- In the quarter loop on the way out, try to mirror the
quarter loop during entry.
- Carefully control collective so that the heli enters the
horizontal flyby without any sagging or "bounce" in altitude.
- Use for example a tree line on the horizon as height
reference.
- Try to give the illusion that your heli is running on rails
- Another "mental image" is a skateboarder in the half pipe.
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| feature: Crisp transition from straight line into quarter loops |
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| feature: the vertical segments are at exactly 90 degrees |
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| feature: Collective control during the vertical segment (wind correction) |
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| feature: Aileron control during the descending part, so the heli exits parallel to the flight line |
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| feature: Rudder control. The heli is exactly aligned with the flight path |
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| feature: Clearly defined vertical-down segment. The heli doesn't show any signs of nervousness, even though it's heading towards the ground |
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