ryancz Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 Fly helicopters? I have tried in all default ones, but I cannot get them to: Take off without spinning Hover Land without starting to go backwardFor taking off,I ease back the collective VERY slowly, and try to keep everything still in all degrees of movement. I have collective set to a point where it doesn't move very much vertically, but the pitch makes large movements fore and aft. When I flare to land, it always seems to slow down, then rapidly climb backwards.Addtl info: CH products Yoke and Pedals I'll try to record a video later to show what I mean.Any advice? Do I just need practice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancz Posted October 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 Oh, and also, how does the Bk117 compare in handling to the default helis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaphias Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 I started with the Chinook to get the hang of basic helicopter controls, then moved on to helicopters with the tail rotor. The Sea King (S-61 I believe) is fairly forgiving in that regard. I found Bell 206 and R-22 to be pretty difficult and I'd recommend leaving them alone for a while. The Chinook will allow you to forget about the issue of spinning while focusing on landing and hover practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancz Posted October 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 Where is there a chinook for download? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaphias Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=9519 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancz Posted October 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancz Posted October 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 That really does help a lot, and I do still need practice.Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola_M Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 I firmly believe that what joystick you use makes a lot of difference when you're trying to fly a helicopter. A twist grip joystick gives you the advantage of using rudders, but twisting a joystick to keep it straight is far from natural.If it helps, I use an rc controller - similar to what they use to fly rc helicopters - and it is far simpler. You have two mini joysticks, the left one gives you collective and yaw and the right one does your cyclic. It is much much much easier to fly helicopters with one of those than with a conventional joystick.http://www.modelhelicopters.co.uk/fms-simulator-transmitter-mode-2-usb.htmlhttp://www.sussex-model-centre.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=24700 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola_M Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 As for flying the BK117, it's slightly easier than the stock helis, but that could also be down to using a setup that works for me. On all helis you have to give a load of yaw once you lift off, and the BK is realistic in that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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