What are the main differences between piloting an aircraft and piloting a helicopter?

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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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Airplanes are usually inherently stable. If you let go of the controls, the airplane will go into a level flight by itself.

Helicopters are inherently unstable. If you let go of the controls, you will crash really quickly.

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