Drone exam · Practical flight skills

A pilot in a hover keeps correcting every small drift with large stick inputs, and the aircraft begins to oscillate. What technique would improve the hover?

Answer

Use smaller, measured corrections and allow the aircraft time to respond before adding another input. Keep a stable reference and avoid chasing every tiny movement.

Explanation

Accurate manual control depends on anticipating response and damping errors. Large rapid corrections can create pilot induced oscillation.