Check this out....truly amazing!

QM · Member Joined: Feb 09, 2004 Posts: 50

I heard recently in conversation that someone was telling a novice heli pilot to tether his heli, by the tail rotor of all places Shocked

After all, could you imagine knowing nothing, going to a fullsize helicopter school for tuition only to find your helicopter with a rope tied to it's tail boom.....the potential accident doesn't bear thinking of Sad

Hopefully all those potential helicopter pilots out there will seek the advice of a properly qualified flight instructor to assist them after they have bought their helicopter...they are not toys, they can and have killed people as we all know Sad

Derek · Newbie Joined: Mar 08, 2004 Posts: 4

Believe it or not, but this is a very "old" way that used to be recommended in learning to fly a heli, maybe 30 or more years ago!
If I remember rightly, an assistant was recommended to hold the string, and, of course, a bit of forard cyclic trim helped to keep the string tight.
I also remember seeing somewhere, someone recollecting using this method SOLO, so they tied the string to their waist (or chest?)!!
Just think on that?
Regards to you all.