Can you fly a heli?

[Antei]

I don't know how to fly heli's and I can't be bothered to learn to fly them either, i'm much better off in a fixed wing a/c, I also find flying fixed wing a/c much funner,
Antei+Helicopter=Bad Idea

[Fozzer]

I reckon that anyone who says he can fly tumble driers helicopters is telling really big porkies.... ... ... ...!

...LOL... ...!

Paul... ...!

[machineman9]

i can do really good flying in helis. hehe me and my mate pull out the joystick and totally mess up the planes diagnostics and i have to try and land it.

[Hai Perso Coyone?]

I think the only Heli I can really fly is the Nemeth Mil-Mi17

[tsunami_KNUW]

yeah, but I still need to work a little on my landing--sometimes I come down a bit hard, but I have managed to land on top of buildings before.

         

[blksmiff]

I spend most of my time flying helos life is no fun at 10000+ ft  set the auto and go too sleep lol. low and slow is the way to go. of course this is from a guy who cant  find an airport in a jet let alone put it down where i want lol.

[Wing Nut]

I can crash with the best of them; how's that?  ;D

[Saitek]

Same as above - I can produce some superb firework displays with them mind you ...

[wji]

Yes . . . one of the best (and humble too)



Sikorski S61N
Original Aircraft model by Dave Hardcastle
Panel by Lynn Rogers
Sounds by M.Ellis

[Springer6]

There is a very good tutorial on flying helos in MS FS , I think it is still available on this site. Also see http://hovercontrol.com/.

The secret is to have your controller axis sensitivities set up as shown in the tutorial with the correct null zones etc. Also never fly helos with the realism settings set to "high". Medium is more like the real thing. Rudder (torque) pedals are almost essential ( auto rudder just won't do).

A good throttle controller is also required ( which is your collective pitch control on a helo) so that you can accurately set torque (or manifold pressure in a piston helo). You need to watch the engine torque all the time just like with the real thing.

Because you have no "seat of the pants" feedback in the simulator and (unless you have a multi screen setup ) no peripheral vision, it is easier to fly from spot plane view, but since you need the flying and engine instruments you must open a mini panel with them on or another window with the panel view shown. In spot plane view you can watch for the dust effect and the aircraft shadows on the ground to help judge landings. VC view is a good compromise , but the instruments are often hard to read.

It is also a good idea to add a digital radio altimeter to your instrument set up ( available in many add on helos ) so that you know how far you are above the ground to the nearest foot when landing.

Always keep some forward speed in helos however slight as this helps keep control even when landing , but slow almost to a stop and flare for the actual touch down. Hover only when necessary, real helo pilots do not like to hover unless it is absolutely essential. Above all don't try to move backwards unless you are very experienced ( the simulator seems to become very unstable in backwards flight ).

The default Jetranger is actually one of the most stable helos to fly , as is the real Jetranger. The Robinson is much more "frisky" and requires much more constant adjustment of the controls.

[Springer6]

Further to my post above.

See the "Help and Tutorials" section of this site. Look in the FS2000 section.

" Helicopter Made Easier" and "Anyone can fly FS2K/FS98 Choppers"

Both written for FS2000 , but the advice works for FS9 too

[Souichiro]

No sweat....As long as I have Loads of space I can land them but it's quite hard for me to do I can't presicion land for one.....

[MattNW]

If it's so, I never had the pleasure to know one (on the sim), can you name one? I'll download it immediately, if only to try it.

This anyway doesn't explain why the engine stops working abruptly while I try to hover. Really it's something that puts me off like nothing else toward helos, this.

Try the Gazelle by GMaxflight. It should be in the library here at SimV. It does a good engine out autorotation. Cut the engine by turning off the fuel.

I love helos for checking out scenery and short flights.  Can't say all my landings are pretty but I don't crash and burn and I'm getting better the more I practice. Another of my favorites is the Bell Jetranger by Dodosim. More realistic systems than the default with real startup sequence.

[machineman9]

on fs98 i can take off and land perfectly on the twin towers

[wji]

"on fs98 i can take off and land perfectly on the twin towers "

Hey, now you're talkin' helo-driver . . . if you can fly the old WTC rooftops in FS98 you can handle any whoosie- helo MicroSoft has since developed.