Why is piloting a helicopter considered more challenging, despite not requiring much space to take off and land and being able to stabilize in the air and stand still?
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Having flown both, when flying at a decent speed from one location to another – they are *remarkably* similar. They yaw, pitch, roll in a similar way. The helicopter wasn’t some unruly beast I had to fight, it’s pretty stable and you’re not having to constantly work to balance the craft (contrary to what everyone else says).
When hovering, the helicopter was quite different because planes can’t (usually) hover. I only spent about 10 minutes hovering, I expect after about half an hour of practice I would have been OK at hovering.
In terms of preflight checks, buttons and knobs to push and set. The helicopter was way more complicated than a light aircraft, however it was much simpler than a commercial jet.
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