Flying a helicopter requires using three sets of controls at the same time. A brief summary: 1. the cyclic, which is the control stick, which tilts the helicopter, 2. the collective, which is a lever to the left of the pilot, which makes the helicopter go higher or lower, and 3. the pedals, which turn the helicopter. When Zack pilots the helicopter, he somehow successfully takes off and maneuvers it with both hands on the cyclic, whereas in reality, without a hand on the collective to change it, the helicopter would not have left the ground.