Pretty sure this video just solved every issue I've ever had with flying, more so landing, a helicopter in DCS. I'm not sure if you have names for that method of landing, but I'm calling it VSI stepping and strip alignment, and it is spectacular. Thanks for this!
Your landing section may have just unlocked the key I've been missing. Some of this seemed absolutely magical to me, but it's something I'm surely going to be practicing in the near-future!
Its called ground effect, you are either in it or not. You can be in ground effect, but there is no in-ground effect. Helicopters don't go in-ground. Ground effect is, in simple terms, compressed air between the rotor blades and the ground creating a cushion of air that basically increases to efficiency of the flight surfaces of the heli
As others have mentioned, this is the most concise and clear explanation of these basics. I hope the maker is OK, as he hasn't posted anything in a while. I would love to see more content. There aren't many channels that I know of that specialize in helicopters in DCS.
Thanks my friend ...I'm new to DCS & have been struggling with the Huey ...I've yet to constantly achieve the elusive hoover ...it is a hit & miss. After watching how smooth YOU are ...I'm wondering if I have my settings wrong. I have good equipment (Virpil collective & throttle & a X-56 HOTAS & pedals) I use no assists ...do you? Do you have a video covering the basic setup for the Huey? ...I subscribed.
I can' t stress enough how awesome and helpful this video is! Thanks so much for making this! It' s exactly what I was looking for in all the other videos I watched before that didn' t really feel helpful at all in the end.
Of course translational lift is not called that because you transition to it, then it would be called transitional lift. It is called that because you have translational movement, which is the correct term for forward movement or movement where the center of gravity changes location as opposed to rotation. Otherwise great lesson!
This tutorial should be part of the module when people are buying the UH-1H! Thanks a lot Sir! I've got this one in my pack. A must have. AWESOME! Greetings from France ^_^
Loved your tutorial. It has been really useful. It's actually more skill demanding to operate the right way than going hard pushing the aircraft limits. Thank you for your nice video.
Back in 1989I learned to co-pilot a Huey in-flight incase the pilot was or co-pilot was taken out. I never learned to take off or land, but was pretty sure that would be easier than learning how to emergency jumping into the seat of a wounded pilot. With only 20 hours of flight time - I did what I was taught to do very well. Your video was so helpful for me and my memory of my Huey. Thank you so much.
Lol in squad everything with helicopters has to be very quick and most likely always a j hook landing so as a squad helo pilot I’m always anticipating a rocket to whizz by
I had an old Saitek 290 that I removed the self centering spring on. It made a HUGE difference for emulating a cyclic. I plan to add a rubber stick shift cover that I’ll trim to fit in place of the spring to protect it from dust and add a bit of stiffness. . I’m going to lube the ball and socket first though with a plastic safe lubricant. It’s an experiment and an in home adventure.
This a really great tutorial. Probably the best I've seen so far on this subject. You've managed to present it easy to understand way. It helped me a lot, thank you. And the visual presentation is top notch. It's a pity that you've stopped uploading new videos. Sounds like you had a lot more planned. I hope everything is ok and you're doing fine.
Thanks for the vid, really really help me understand what I was doing wrong when landing and they have greatly improved from what I gained from your video.
