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Location: N. Phoenix AZ USA
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Originally Posted by DAEpperson
Ok, for the idiots here like me, a helo hovers differently near the ground (ground effect?)?
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Yep. Its called "hover in ground effect" or "hover out of ground effect."
In ground effect, in other words close to the ground, you get more lift. Outside of OGE you get less lift.
Will let the helo guys explain it more. I push forward on the throttles and as we pass mach 1 we get all the lift we need! 
Joe A
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