Tail Training

It is not so easy to fly a helicopter. You have to take care that the orientation of the helicopter is along its flying path. This is in particular true when a gyro with heading hold function is used.

Wrong: Correct:

The same is true when you fly curves (with small and large velocities):

Wrong: Correct:


In order to achieve the correct orientation you permanently have to control the tail rotor. You can practice this with HELI-X. For this, activate the slip meter. The red bar shows you, how much the orientation of the helicopter is wrong along its flight path.

You have to correct to the left: This looks fine:


In particular during an autorotation, the correct oriantation of the helicopter is crucial, since otherwise too much energy is wasted.

Do not forget to practice the same when you fly inverted and/or backwards.