Heliocopter

[Staiduk]

LOL that's about it - just remember, helicopters don't 'fly', they beat the air into submission.

[SuperMonkey]

but 1 thing if i put power into the engine the heliocopter will lift off(for fact) or it may jus taxi but once im in the air the helicopter nose til forward but itself, do i have to pull back on my joystick to keep the nose for tilting forward   :-/

[SuperMonkey]

i tried it but somehow the helicopter spin out once it spin out do i kick the rudder to keep it in place?

[HarvesteR]

you have to remember, that putting power to a helicopter is not like putting power to a fixed-wing... it normally won't taxi, unless it has wheels of course, and you apply forward cyclic to it... but that's not the case here

well, when you get your chopper pff the ground, you will notice that a slow moving heli will want to go everywhere... it doesn't feel like standing still and you must force it to stay put, by constantly correcting with your cyclic and pedals... small quick corrections, or else you'll just wake things worse  ;)

and when i say, constantly, i mean you'll be so busy at the stick, you won't want to know what % RPM you're at at the moment.... that's what we mean by saying that everything, when hovering a helicopter, must be done by eye, and usually you don't give out more than a quick glance at the instruments...

also, hovering helis have a tendency to spin... their big rotors on top of them assure that there's no easy balance of forces occurring there, and you must take your part to help on the 'staying still' aspect of helicopter flight... so yes, it's perfectly normal for a heli to want to spin out, and you must be ready at the rudder sa well to correct that, just as you would with your cyclic...

ahh, one quick word of explanation: in helicopters, the main control stick is referred to as the 'cyclic' control, while that hand-brake-ish 'throttle' lever, is referred to as the 'collective'
and the rudder in helis is better knows as 'anti-torque'

so basically to answer your questions... yes.. and yes  ;)

Cheers

HarvesteR

[SuperMonkey]

but i never try to hover with a robinson. i wanted to hove with the FSX ACCLERATION HELICOPTERs

in this TVB dramas i saw they were using helicopters to do rescues missions,etcs when this pilot done a hover with a helicopter they shows how much he's moving on the yoke, and before he does his hover i notice him pitching up the helicopter nose by 5-10 degrees

[lunitic_8]

but i never try to hover with a robinson. i wanted to hove with the FSX ACCLERATION HELICOPTERs

in this TVB dramas i saw they were using helicopters to do rescues missions,etcs when this pilot done a hover with a helicopter they shows how much he's moving on the yoke, and before he does his hover i notice him pitching up the helicopter nose by 5-10 degrees

i can hover in the FSX acceleration helicopters  ;D

[SuperMonkey]

it taxis.. for me i can hover also but for like 10 second...  >:(

[jieitai]

Hmm, I've never had a hovering helicopter attempt to spin out on me...and I play with 100% realism settings....

I hate how the ATC treats the helicopters though. They're a pain to taxi, and they should be cleared to take off straight from the helipad.

[SuperMonkey]

still can't hover it would be better if some1 plays in Multiplayer helps me

[Vuikag]

I finally got FSX back on my computer, i'll try hovering a bit and see if I can help. (I lost fs2004 though, what a bummer!)



edit: I'll be on MP all night

[SuperMonkey]

it would be great if u can help me!

[Staiduk]

Dumb question of the day: FS9 and FSX aren't compatible on multiplayer, correct?

If they were, I'd be happy to try and help. I'm still working on that vid - maybe it'll be helpful, maybe not.

[SuperMonkey]

thanks guys

[Ang2dogs]

Because of this thread I will contine to learn the art of hoovering. I always know it was me, and not the sim, or my machine.

[SuperMonkey]

I FAILED FLYING A HELICOPTER!  >:(