how to drive a helicopter
Step 1
Familiarize yourself with the helicopter components and controls. Read your individual aircraft’s operating handbook. Here are some of the basic controls you’ll need to know to operate the helicopter:
The collective is the lever mounted on the cabin floor to left side of the pilot’s seat.
The throttle is the twistable grip at the end of the collective.
The cyclic is the “stick” located directly in front of the pilot’s seat.
The tail rotor is controlled by the two pedals on the floor also known as anti-torque pedals.
Step 2
Understand the helicopter's capabilities and limitations. The majority of accidents are caused when the rotor system gets overloaded. When pilots attempt maneuvers that require more lift than the rotor system can produce or more power than the helicopter’s power-plant can provide to maintain lift.
Step 3
Operate the collective control with your left hand.
Raise the collective to make the helicopter rise, and lower it to make it go down. The collective changes the main rotor's blade angle collectively. The main rotor is on top of the helicopter.
Adjust the throttle. As you raise the collective, you need to increase engine speed. Decrease speed as you lower the collective. Throttle is directly linked to the position of the collective lever so that the RPM is always in line with the collective setting. You will only need to make adjustments when necessary.
Step 4
Operate the cyclic control with your right hand. The cyclic is similar to a joystick, but sensitive, so make very small movements.
Push the cyclic forward to move forward, back to move backward, and to either side to travel sideways. The cyclic does not change the direction in which the front of the helicopter points, but it does cause the helicopter to tilt forward and back (pitch) or to the right and left (roll).
Step 5
Operate the tail rotor pedals with your feet. These two pedals (or anti-torque pedals) control the direction in which the helicopter is pointing, more or less having the same effect as the yaw pedals in an airplane.
Gently increase pressure on the left pedal to swing the nose left, or increase pressure right to swing the nose right.
The yaw pedals increase or decrease the force that the tail rotor produces, thereby controlling the yaw. Without a tail rotor to counteract main rotor torque, the helicopter will naturally spin in the opposite direction of the main rotor.
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