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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An airplane goes forward by increasing throttle.
A helicopter goes forward by increasing throttle, changing rotor angle, tilting forward, and adjusting the tail rotor throttle.
Helicopters are more maneuverable than a plane, but have many more controls to do that, and they all have to be balanced or you crash.
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