Dancing with the Little Ball

[doright]

I've notice the ball for the turn coordinator is off-centered on setting on the ground and in hover. I assume therefore that it is rotated slightly to compensate for the slight deck angle when in straight and level flight. Is this correct?

 

When transitioning to/from hover when do you believe the ball and when do you just use the nose position and eyeball on the ground track?

 

Third question on that jumpy little guy. When rolling into a turn a little opposite pedal seems to be required to keep it centered, then once established in bank angle give it the usual boot into the turn. Is this correct? Am I just obsessing on trying to dance in coordination?

[dave4002000]

When learning to fly, i was repeatedly told to not pay any attention to the ball if i could see the horizon. Not only for traffic awareness, but because it's easier to fly a coordinated turn by just looking out over the nose.

 

Now granted, i've never flown a huey, but i would imagine you're just obsessing :)

 

Transitioning into a hover should be done with your eyes completely outside the cockpit. Pick a point on the horizon and lock the nose to it. Pretend the ball isn't even there.