General Proper way to enter a hover from stop

[bigone5500]

I was thinking about taking my heli out for a bit but decided not to as I need to have it checked out after repairing it. While I was pondering flying it, it dawned on me that I may have a bad habit of going into a hover. In my simulator, I get the rotor spooled up to speed and at just over half way I can see the skids getting light. I then jump it up off the ground a couple feet (it seems like a couple) and then bring the throttle back down just a bit. I eventually enter hover but it seems so barbaric the way I do it.

Are you supposed to jump it up into hover or be smooth and ease it into position? I guess it probably doesn't matter but I was curious. Yes, I am a noobie...

 

[Geena]

There is really no wrong, or right way to lift into a hover. Do it the way that makes it fun for you. For me, when I`m just at the local field, I`ll lift off gently into a hover....as to not scare the plankers ( too bad). But at an event, where I would be doing a demo flight, I usually get it light on the skids and pounce it into the air. Immediately going into my flight routine.

 

[Tony]

If you were running the 3GX with 3.1, that is the way you have to do it but at only about a half spool up lol. Let it finish in the air. But as Geena says, there really isn't a wrong way to do it, just whatever you feel comfortable with.

 

[Geena]

I completely forgot about the 3GX. Yes, if you don`t "pop" it off the ground after it spools up with a 3GX....you might experience the famous (infamous) right roll of death.

 

[bigone5500]

Roger that! Thanks guys!