Chapter 34CHERRY HELD THE CYCLIC in her left hand. The chopper flew level above the wide river then started to slow. ‘Edge the stick forward,’ Jago said, tapping the airspeed indicator.
‘Very easy. Many people can fly this,’ said Cherry.
‘We have to do this fast,’ Jago said, ‘I have the controls. That means you let go inmediatamente, cariño.’
Jago slowed the forward motion until the helicopter was motionless. ‘Now, Cherry, cariño, you say I have the controls, and I let go, and you hover, no?’
‘I have them.’
Jago let go.
‘Sí, easy as I say.’
The Huey held steady for about two seconds before starting to move slightly to one side. Cherry overcorrected, and then it moved too far to the right. She jerked the cyclic back to the left. Within seconds, it was lurching out of control.
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