Pilot: Jon Plummer learned to fly the GEN H-4
in less than two hours.
The
essentials to learning to fly the GEN H-4 was learning to feel the helicopter
and how it responded to slight movements of the control bar. While learning the
controls I left my own feet on the ground while the helicopter was in the in air
and practiced the throttle and movement controls.
After 28 minutes of flight time I
completely left the ground for the first time. What an awesome feeling to hover
in the air under my own control!
As my flight practice continued and
my courage
increased I ascended a little
higher each flight. As a new pilot and not having a cage or aircraft body
around me of any type, my limiting
factor then became my own fear of heights!
Because of Japan's strict regulations I was not allowed to leave the
company property in which I flew therefore I practiced a lot of
hovering, yaw control, and slight movements in various directions.
I
found it quite amazing how small people became only being a few feet off the
ground!
After only two hours of practice in
the GEN H-4 I felt comfortable enough to hang in the air, rotate around using
the yaw control, and move to a desired position. From then on my dream became to
fly in the United States where the strict laws in Japan would not apply. As an
ultra-light air craft the GEN H-4 can be flown without a pilot's license in the
United States. Now of course there are still laws governing what you can and
cannot do, but they are much easier to deal with than those in Europe and Japan.
For more information on the laws regarding ultra-light air craft follow this
link:
The
essentials to learning to fly the GEN H-4 was learning to feel the helicopter
and how it responded to slight movements of the control bar. While learning the
controls I left my own feet on the ground while the helicopter was in the in air
and practiced the throttle and movement controls.
After only two hours of practice in
the GEN H-4 I felt comfortable enough to hang in the air, rotate around using
the yaw control, and move to a desired position. From then on my dream became to
fly in the United States where the strict laws in Japan would not apply. As an
ultra-light air craft the GEN H-4 can be flown without a pilot's license in the
United States. Now of course there are still laws governing what you can and
cannot do, but they are much easier to deal with than those in Europe and Japan.
For more information on the laws regarding ultra-light air craft follow this
link: