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Old 05-08-2010, 01:26 PM
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helicub81
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Default Physics of the Funnel?

I'm kinda new at these helicopters and i have kinda mastered the basic things, like hovering nose out/nose in etc.... and from the sides too. Now i was wondering why when you do a funnel (upright, with the nose facing the center of the circle) the pilot has to push the cyclic in the opposite direction of the helicopter. For Instance, if the helicopter is flying to the left, why does the pilot push the right stick (mode 2 transmitter) to the right... I know this isn't exactly too important, but its been puzzling me for a while now.