When I fly helis, I turn all the realism sliders down to easy, and usually activate autorudder. You still have to use the torque pedals, but I find helicopters quite manageable when they are operated like this. Other than this all I do is invert the throttle axis and pull back on the X52 throttle for the collective.
Anyway, http://www.pcaviator.com has all Nemeth Designs titles for 50% off. I just bought the AS350 and expansion pack, and I got some other little discount (this was not my first PC Aviator purchase) and I got them both for $20.46. While they are downloading, I dug through the screenshot dropbox and grabbed some screenshots of the ND products I already own.
http://www.pcaviator.com/store/home.php?cat=915
Neither is a new title, and one is not even a real machine, but its probably one of my favorite rotary craft to fly anyway.
First up I have a copy of the MD500/MH-6 Defender. It was the first ND product I purchased, and the first payware heli I ever bought. I think I gave about $22 for it, I couldn't find the email with my initial search.
It includes the civilian MD500D model, and three military models, which we'll call 'scout', 'support gunner', and 'transport'.
First up is the civilian model, and flight demo. I chose a Temsco repaint, and left Scholes Intl in Galveston, TX, and headed for a local oil company's headquarters.

At 12 o'clock you see a lone boat. Above it you see a crane or two, and a brown highrise building. That's where we're going.







The military scout version features an MH-6, presented with two pilots in mil gear and FLIR.


The "scout" version has a different VC, with a more integral nav system.

The " Support gunner" model features two door gunners, each hanging out a rear door with a M-249 SAW that is tied off to the helicopter frame via cable.

The "transport" version is shown here in Las Vegas Metro Police Department paint at North Las Vegas.

And responding to a barricaded suspect incident at one of the casino hotels on the strip.

And then the other Nemeth Designs rotorcraft that I have is the fictional Aerospatiale SA-2 (Sa-2??) Samson. This is based on the shrouded, actuating twin-rotor helicopter from the movie "Avatar", as applied by the Nemeth brothers to the FSXverse. IMHO, it is really quite nifty, and probably my very favorite rotorary craft to fly. Here's some cool things, imho:
Nearly every switch is clickable. And most need to be set correctly. For example, if you don't turn the Climate Control on, and the thermostat at least half way up (depending on the outside air temp) then the window will fog up and you won't be able to see outside. I see this question asked on forums all the time: "Why do my SA-2 windows glitch out?" ITs because they are fogging up.

Overhead Panel

It is a pressurized helicopter. The cockpit is seperate from the cabin. In the transport model, the cabin is also enclosed and pressurized. In the attack and attack (crewed) models both feature enclosed, pressurized cockpits and open cabins. The door between the cockpit and cabin has a pressure seal. There are four seats in the cockpit, so the door gunners can sit in climate controlled comfort during the high altitute cruise phase. There are also seperate "cockpit" doors that allow access to the four seats up front.



This is a big helicopter. Its closer to a Chinook than a Blackhawk. Its really a fun, and utilitarian bird to fly, if you can get past the "Avatar" connotations. I fly it a lot when I need a fast, reliable, all weather mil rotorcraft, and I have several payware mil helicopters.




at Grissom Prison, BC


Thanks for looking till the end. I know this kind of got haphazard at the end. I kind of linked to several pics and ran away quickly because my AS50 downloads from PC Aviator are finished, and I'm about to go try them out!!!!