{"id":10588,"date":"2015-11-28T22:07:08","date_gmt":"2015-11-29T05:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/?p=10588"},"modified":"2015-12-13T22:19:48","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T05:19:48","slug":"the-proof-is-in-the-piloting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/the-proof-is-in-the-piloting\/","title":{"rendered":"The Proof is in the Piloting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Helicopter flying has been compared to patting your stomach while rubbing your head, something few manage well, if at all.\u00a0 Imagine trying to not only keep\u00a0 the rudder pedals, cyclic and collective under control but also fiddling with 18 throttles.\u00a0 Even a conventional helicopter is a handful with one engine or motor.\u00a0 Maintaining level flight with multiple lifting points at different points around the central fuselage would add to that level of difficulty beyond most people\u2019s mental processing levels.<\/p>\n

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Volocopter remotely piloted (see cable from ground to cockpit) in November 15 test<\/p><\/div>\n

Luckily, someone at Volocopter<\/a> has worked out a very clever and quick-witted set of algorithms to take the stress out of that high-risk conundrum, as proven by company CEO Alex Zosel\u2019s recent flight \u2013 single-handed and even briefly hands-off.\u00a0 Heike Bl\u00f6dorn, the firm\u2019s public relations spokesperson, writes, \u201cAlex Zosel is thrilled after his first flight and explained that \u2018for years, we have claimed that the Volocopter is super easy to fly, now we\u2019ve proven it in a very impressive way. I did not have any experience flying the VC200 before the flight. Nevertheless, it was extremely easy to control and land from the ground. This is a revolution in the history of helicopters. I thank our fantastic development team, which made this possible.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n