Labels:book | reckoner | sky OCR: FLYING THE APACHE combination of pulling on the cyclic control and the wheel brakes. It is possible to taxi slowly backwards by pulling uo the cyclic control but is not possible to taxi sideways Steer on the by using the tail rotor For safety reasons tail rotor effectiveness reduces as forward speed increases Take-off to the hover This simple manoeuvre is executed by raising the collective lever to approximately 80% torque. The rate of ascent will be dependant upon the total weight of the helicopter. Having reached the desired height reduce the torque setting until the helicopter 19 no longer climbing "Ground cushion' effect will reduce the torque required hover below approximately 50 feet. This effect can best be demonstrated by lowering the collective lever whilst in the hover just enoug ...
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