"Stuart & Kathryn Fields" wrote in message
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I've heard for sometime that the R-22 is harder to fly than the little
ultralite Mosquito. This past week end I took a 1/2 hr ride in an R-22.
In my opinion the cyclic in the R-22 with its lack of feel or any kind of
force feedback is at least an order of magnitude more difficult to adjust
to than the Mosquito. Had I tried to lift the R-22 off the grass without
the benefit of an instructor, I would probably have rolled it. On the
other hand I have soloed two versions of the Mosquito with no trouble. I
think I agree with the wags that claim if you can fly the R-22 you can fly
anything. It took me about 10 minutes before the instructor felt like
leaving his hand off the cyclic. I now have some stick time in several
versions of the Bell 47s, a Brantly, 300CB, several different Safaris, two
different Mosquitos, a Huey UH-1N and the Hummingbird. To date my pecking
order in ease of flight would start with the Huey, then the Mosquito, then
the Brantly, then a toss up with the Safaris and the Hummingbird, The
Bells and the 300CB and certainly last the R-22.
I did like the governor tho.

Stu Fields


As simple, inexpensive, reliable and valuable as governors are, I can't
believe the are not included on every rotorcraft. It's just makes too much
sense.