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Hey, It is probably in here somewhere.. but has anyone had a problem when flying a helo and it just starts an uncontrolled spin?  I am flying in fair weather with little wind and the bird just goes squirlley, is it me or a system problem?

Use your twist grip as torque pedals (similar to rudder) & correct any turning as it happens - otherwise you get to the point where is cannot be recovered ......


If you are experiencing this all the time what machine? If you haven't got a twist grip joystick & you want to fly helos - get one ......  ;)

I agree, i use a twist stick and it makes helo flying so easy.

Aircraft/Realism uncheck auto-rudder
bill
learn to fly helos at 4x and after that everything seems easier :-)

Or if you don't have access to a twist stick or rudder pedals, turn torque off, all the way down, in the Realism settings. Makes flying easy!

yeah, it is not only you, it used to happen to me so often i didnt fly them, now i try my best to get into a spin to try to recover from it, lol, i usually fail, but yeah, just twist

Or...you can just spend hours upon hours practicing heli flying.  If you're using the Bell 206, avoid flying backwards and sharp turns in flight.  Another alternative is fly the Robinson R22.  It's leaps and bounds easier than the B206, even for us experienced heli pilots.