Hey Scott.

I have learned a way to get a better understanding of how the sticks affect the Blade CP. I hit the F6 key until I get to the chase @10 ft. view. Then I fly it around all the scenery learning up close how to get the most out of the sticks. I know this is not hovering practice but that can be done in this view as well. Just be careful that you don't use this view so much that you lose your ability to handle it from the normal pilots/controllers eye view.

After somewhat 'mastering' the controls in the chase view I start going for some of the tight flights that can really get you mixed up in precarious predicaments. I like to fly through an open hanger at various speeds and from various angles of altitude, coming in at tight angles so you have to maneuver tight turns inside the hangar just to get through it. I have crashed so many times they keep an ambulance standing by the doors of the hangar. Seriously, I don't know about anyone else but these maneuvers really help me to maintain my cool when I seem to lose all control. Recoveries are getting much better. I also take it out to the houses and learn to hover at ground level and fly around the outside perimeter with nose in towards the house, flying sideways. It is a very interesting experience. Getting much better at maintaining control. BTW, you can see that the shrubs are painted on the houses. Neat.

Sorry if this seems a little out of place in this thread but it is all about learning in FS One.