This is what helped me, while I'm no pro at hovering but at the same time I am now starting to lower it to the deck

Anyway, I use the G3 Sim to practice then I take the skills learned and apply them to the plane at the flying field.

I also always say, "what works for one person in many cases will not work for another," but again; this is what has worked for me [8D]


I call it, "Learn to hover in 3 days" (after your plane is set up properly)

On the G3:
Select the flying field of your choice, (I prefer to start with the sod farm)
Then select your aircraft, select the E3D Plane, then select "edit E3D Plane"

From there start making your changes, then save the plane with a name of your choice.


Forget the dual rates that it is already set up with, (leave them on high)
Also leave the throw %'s where they are
(except rudder change to 140%) And exponential to ALL control surfaces on the high rates.

Rudder 20%
Aileron 90%
Elevator 70%


Fly around like that for a while to get used to the new plane, then go to "edit aircraft" and find the CG fields in the airframe section,
and set the "Y" to -.60

Then begin to fly, trim the plane to fly level upright and inverted.

You'll then notice upon low throttle (landing) the plane will want to nose up, you can add "flapperons" to channel #5 switch giving you "flaps up"
This keeps the plane from nosing up allowing you to land better. You can do this by right clicking the channel and adding "add complex input feed" to the fields. It's kind of tricky but it works. After this you'll be hovering in NO TIME!

If that to hard to add, just add some down elevator to a switch [:-] (not needed at the flying field)


If you are having trouble flying all 4 sticks at the same time, try flying some LOW figure 8 FLAT turns

Do them as slow and low as you can, this will have you using the rudder to turn the plane, aileron to flatten the wing, elevator to control the drop, and throttle to maintain the speed/power.

Then from there try to hover, start with 45 degrees and up and transition to a vertical hover

That was a very THOUGHTFUL post Superkaos. Thanks! On my sim, G2, when the plane begins to torque roll, I have trouble telling which way the plane is falling when the wings are straight out or parallel to me. Does anyone else have this problem?

Thanks!

Ernie

If the wheels are facing you in a hover move the rudder stick to the low wing. This seems to help.
Also if you keep the plane tilted a little forward not a true hover this will help a little to. Just till you get your fingers use to using both sticks. Practice.....practice..practice.

I do that very same thing, same practice as when training one to land but he's talking about when your looking at the side of the plane. I call it the dead zone


True about being a little forwad, I love it when there's about a 3 - 5 mph wind. That's when I can start to lower it [:-]

My bad. Can't you see the canopy or the landing gear? I look at the wheels. Seems to help. I have been hovering for so long I don't even think about it. Till now.[sm=surprised.gif]