Episode 322: HOGS Introduces a Cutting-Edge Virtual Assistant for Helicopter Training

Hey, we're going to show you something new and cool that you can access 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and get your helicopter training questions answered. And meanwhile, free PDF down below of our new Amazon number one best seller. We're going to keep bringing that up while it's free, that links down below. So this month, or just last month, we developed this new Kenny's clone. And this thing is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and it can answer your helicopter training questions. And the short story on it is we've uploaded well over 2000 pieces of my content from 12 years. That's 1100 YouTube videos, several hundred blog posts, several hundred podcasts, and we're uploading more all the time. And this thing's getting smarter and smarter, but it works really well. And we're going to go over the computer and show you how it works here in just a minute. And the 247 thing is cool if you think about it, because, sure, we still have customer service. Heather's still on the phone where you can text or call her seven days a week at 574-767-1797. But we work, we sleep, we have families. You know, we're not always available to take a call in the immediate future or in that moment. This thing's available 24 7@ask hogs.com and so again, it's pulling from 12 years of online content to answer your questions about helicopter training. And it does a pretty darn job. Pretty darn good job, I guess I want to say. And let's go over and check it out. Let's just go ask it some questions, and we'll see how it works. All right, so we'll have Lindsay just type in a random question. So I'll just think of something like, how long does it take to learn how to fly a helicopter? Okay, so she text in the question, and now she's going to type out an answer. And after it shows us the answer, we'll try the voice part of it, which is really kind of freaky, really cool. It's weird for me to listen to. And after the fact, it's, you know, it's the new thing, right? And it. And it does make me feel kind of awkward in a way that I'm talking to myself, and I even get frustrated with it at times, but it's crazy. So there's your response. You can read it on the screen. Gives a pretty good answer. You know, 40 hours is your requirement. 70 hours, 60. 70 hours is normal. For a lot of people. It mentions the Johan effect that we talk about in Private Pilot 101. It's in the book. It's in the PDF, tells you how Johan did it in three weeks. Pretty amazing. So let's try the voice feature. Okay. So I want to know. Oh, I gotta think of something random. What is your favorite helicopter to fly?

Well, I've always had a soft spot for the Robinson helicopters. They're widely recognized as a leading training aircraft, and I've spent a lot of time teaching students in them. They're reliable, and there's a good chance that's what you'll start with if you're looking to become an instructor. Now, what about you? What's drawing you to the world of helicopters?

Oh, I don't know. I just think they're kind of cool. But I. I heard you actually were more fond of the Enstrom helicopter. But you're saying Robinson, so I don't understand.

Hey there. I get where you're coming from. It's true. I've got a lot of respect for the Enstrom helicopter. It's got a roomy cockpit and a solid feel that a lot of pilots appreciate. But when it comes to training new students, Robinsons are just so common and familiar. They're often where many pilots start. It's like having a favorite car for Sunday drives and another for the daily commute. Each has its place, you know. Now, tell me, have you ever had the chance to sit in the cockpit of a helicopter?

Of course, because I'm you. I'm talking to you as my clone. You're my clone. So I have another question. Let me think of something real quick. I said I had a question, but I'm thinking. So what do you think is the hardest part about learning to fly a helicopter?

The hardest part about learning to fly a helicopter, in my experience, is mastering the control inputs and developing the muscle memory for smooth, coordinated movements. It's about learning to relax, not over grip the controls and make those tiny, precise adjustments. It's a real challenge, but with practice, it becomes second nature. Have you started working on this coordination or is there a particular aspect of flying that you're curious about?

All right, so that gives you an idea. We're done over there, right, Lindsey? Okay, so that gives you an idea of what this thing can do. And again, you know, it's kind of. Some of the answers are really, really good now as of February 2024. Once in a while, it'll give you something silly. So it's getting better. And that's been 24 hours. Maybe it gets it right now. So occasionally it might give you something goofy, but I would say it's 90% dead on most of the time. I've been monkeying with it. Lindsay's been monkeying with a little bit. Heather's asked it some questions and so Heather's or Lindsay's other grinning because she acts at, you know, silly stuff. But anyway, its accuracy is really pretty good. So the more we interact with it and you interact with it and get your questions answered, it will get better because if you ask something that it can't answer, it will say, hey, I don't really have an answer right now, but you can contact me@kennyelicopterground.com and send me the email direct. And then it gives me a notification, hey, your clone couldn't answer this question. So then I have an opportunity to go in the backside of it and answer the question. So the more we use it, the smarter it's going to get. Okay. And this is a free service as part, as part of the celebration for 12 years online with helicopter line Ground School. Our birthday is March 1, 2024. This service, we're keeping it free for now. At some point we'll have to put a a cap on how much a person can use it for free and it'll go to a paid version. But that's not for the next 30 days while we're doing this big celebration giving away copies of books, more live events, all kinds of stuff. So of course I have to mention since we have a 12 year sale going on, the code for 20% off any of the memberships is HOGS 12 years. Lindsay will put up on the screen since I can't even pronounce our own code but it is. Oh it's right here on the paper. If I look at my notes, hogs 12 years, 20% discount. So that's off the monthly memberships, the yearlies. We have a lifetime private pilot that's we'll take away I think at the end of this special sale that's something new we put out there and professional pilot.

So I'm going to wrap it up.

There and we can get ready to go on to what's next because we have so much going on this month. Remember that this is down below the free PDF. It's currently 99 cents on Amazon. We'll put that link down below if you want to grab the Kindle copy. Paperback copy will be available 3-1-2024. We have, we'll put a link down for this one to top 10 checkride tips. We've done one update to it, free PDFs down below and we'll let you know when the Amazon is completely updated. But we've already done some of the updates on Amazon and I don't think we've done the paperback yet. So that's in development and we got a new cover designed for this one and we're going to go through this one hopefully this week and put some 20, 24 updates in this one as well. So we'll put the links down below for the free PDF on either of those and the Amazon links as well. So I don't know what else to tell you other than subscribe and click that little bell and come back tomorrow because we got we're going to do another video every day for four more days. Five more days, Five more days. And then we're probably going to go to something like three times a week. We're going to do a video or a live event and we're going to give away some of these copies. We're going to do a live event coming up here very soon. Join our email list Download that book. You'll be in either book and you'll be in our email list. We're going to give these away live and we're going to sign them for people that are, that are showing up live to the event. And again, I want to get them, give them to you, you guys, people, fans, followers, and let you have a copy before the new ones get here. All right. Thank you. You are why we're here 12 years later. I mean, it's, it's been an interesting ride. Those of you that have been here since the beginning know things were a little tough in the beginning, but you know, that's life. And because you've continued to tune in, make comments, click likes, comment below, buy a membership, take a free download. Every, every one of those helps the whole big picture of moving us forward. So we'll see in the video tomorrow. Peace out.

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