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> Helicopters are aerodynamically stable

That’s not my experience as a helicopter pilot.

I believe the textbooks say they are “statically stable and dynamically unstable”, but the bottom line is you surely do need a control loop.




Thanks for correcting that part then.

I've never even been in a real helicopter unfortunately. I really wish I could touch the stick of one once to see how it compares to models in terms of touchiness... it's (un)fortunate that there's probably no realistic way to try that.


If you can afford $150 some helicopter flight schools offer prospective students a brief introductory lesson where you can touch the stick.

https://www.specializedheli.com/helicopter-training/



I really enjoyed Smarter Every Day's video about learning to hover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXR1olg_I0w




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