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Old 01-22-2009 | 10:45 AM
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Default RE: transition from ff to hover

I haven't seen anyone mention 'flair'. Landing from forward flight means you need to retard the forward motion with a flair, that is pitching up. as above:
Use the elevator to bleed of airspeed until the copter almost stops
A lot of these machines fly very different, the bottom line is it takes a lot of practice. This is where a simulator is great to get the basic technique in, then you just have to learn how your machine handles in life to perfect it!