Landing a helicopter

[Boss_BlueAngels]

I'll post the link as soon as I can get to the computer it is on.  It's kind of a stupid, non-fancy video at the moment as I just wanted to get the point accross that things are possible on FSX.

Later (maybe next weekend) I'll have a fancy-shmancy one to show around.

[Boss_BlueAngels]

Alright, here she be... fresh from Youtube!

http://www.youtube.com/v/E9gsOynrGnY

[Sir_Crashalot]

Nice video, Boss.

Crash

[RAZOR]

HAHAHAHHAHA  CRASH is right lol.....

[DONTREADMYUSERNAME]

uhh  the link wont load for me?!

[Isak922]

About that video: Remember... That's FSX. Helo's handle much better in FSX than FS9 in my experience  ;)

As for good helo's that won't slaughter you on your first time up, I highly recommend the S-70A package located here: http://simviation.com/fs2004helicopters30.htm

The 73mb file size IS a bit large, but it's fairly forgiving, and quite fun! Your first few landing might "roll" down the runway a bit, but thats what wheels ARE for after all  ;)

[Ells_228]

I managed to get my FSX loaded finally last night and will hopefuly fly tonight.

This is my stick:


Noob question, but can I assume the following:

Throttle up / down - cyclic up/down or collective up/down ?
Normal stick controls for pitch and roll

Now I don't have rudder pedals yet as this baby cleared my bank account out, but I use the antena control on the throttle for rudder in LOMAC- can i use this for rudder in FSX?

[Fozzer]

Hi Boss,

I'd like to see that video. I've not given up yet on flying a helo. I'm still trying.

Crash

Crash...!

Why are you putting yourself through all this pain, disappointment, and self-inflicted injury...

...when your DH Beaver is so much easier and more pleasurable to fly......!

..the word.."Masochist" springs to mind... ...!

LOL... ...!

Paul....G-BPLF...Got to have Wings!... 8-)...!

[Sir_Crashalot]

I know Paul but a Beaver can't land everywhere. Although I love to fly GA at low altitude, I've been doing that ever since I started way back in 19.. (can't remember when). And I wanted to try something new and different. I tried to fly a helicopter in FS before but crashed everytime so I gave up. Now I've been practising and tweaking for the past few weeks and I'm getting the idea of how it works. The sim is still on the hardest settings (-1 notch to keep it as real as possible). And like someone told me long ago; Practise makes perfect (ask the missus if you don't believe me....)

Crash (2 out of 5 times)

[triton]

Crash,

if you've not already done it, get yourself over to hovercontrol, register and sign up for Pilot training online..

I was the same as you, If I turned the settings down in fs9 I thought I could just about manage it

Over on HC I was assigned an Instructor Pilot who talked me through setting up the sim and the control sensitivities.. they maxed them out!.

Then over a few nights of 30 mins to an hour on the online server, I was talked through what i needed to know.

Can't recommend them enough.. it was great.. heli's are great fun

[Sir_Crashalot]

Thanks Triton but I'm already a member at Hovercontrol. I'm not taking their training though. Read a lot on settings and I found a tutorial at hoversafe.com that helped me get going. I've been trying for some time now and it's getting better and better.

Crash

[machineman9]

I always crash

this doesnt help, but i think your name has cursed you

[Sir_Crashalot]

Could that happen for real? Maybe I'll change it into Sir Get-filthy-rich-this-instant............

Crash

[spitfire boy]

Helicopters are designed to only land once, during their very short operational life...

...(and the equally short life of their Pilots)...

Paul... ...!

They only fly because the are too stupid to know that they shouldn't.

Matt

No, no... it's because they're so ugly, the ground repels them.

But if the ground repels them, shouldn't the air do the same?

[Ells_228]

Which way is up??  :-?