Is my bird supposed to drop (lose altitude) when I do cyclic inputs?

[LEADWORKS]

Hi,

I'm new to helis and I'm learning to hover my Blade 400, so please forgive this noob question. When I am hovering, and I give left and right cylic inputs or quick rudder, the heli wants to drop (lose altitude). Is this normal? Should I have to give more collective at the same time that I give cyclic, or is something wrong with my bird? It almost seems like what happens with a fixed wing aircraft when you bank, but don't give enough rudder to make a coordinated turn, so the plane slides and looses lift. Is that what's happening here?

[r40734]

Without getting too technical, yes, it's basically the same thing.

[sog4321]

That used to happen to me, but then I realized I was actually pushing down on the throttle stick when I used the rudder. Sometimes I would accidentally push the throttle up or down without realizing it and the heli would rise or fall when I tried to turn. It had to do with more of my thumb coordination than aerodynamics.

[carlo_the_wonder_frog]

You shouldn't lose much altitude at all if any while hovering! Also make sure you are hovering at least 4 feet up and are out of prop wash effect.

[LEADWORKS]

I flew today, and it seemed like I wasn't having the issue with the heli dropping on cyclic inputs. It was hovering pretty well. I guess I'm getting better. Plus there was no wind today. Every day I've flown previously since I first started has been windy.

I don't know what it's like to fly out of ground effect. I'm too scared to go above two feet yet. LOL. I will soon.