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Rudder (Left Stick – Horizontal Movement)-
To turn the nose of the helicopter left or right, change the tail rotor pitch (by using the
“rudder” control). Changes in collective stick movement will require changes in the
amount of rudder input to maintain the desired heading.
Cyclic Stick (Right Stick)-
The cyclic stick replaces the “aileron” and “elevator” controls found on a fixed-wing
aircraft. “Cyclic” is the term given to the control of the main rotor that allows the
helicopter to fly forward, backward, left and right. Forward cyclic stick movement
causes the helicopter to pitch forward, left cyclic causes the helicopter to tilt sideways