@@Belatu42 thanks, bro! Warhipsters - that is how we called the most tacti-cool guys in the army, with the fanciest equipment. My guys called me a “warhipster” as a joke since I always used the “default” equipment issued by the National Guard, that’s the story 😉
@Belatu42 would love an advanced course next. There's so many beginner lessons but nothing past that.. im trying to find an all encompassing video about all the aerodynamic forces that can apply during a typical flight and what to look out for or avoid
@gizmo104drives7 I don’t plan on doing an all encompassing lesson like that. You wouldn’t approach it that way in the real helicopter because it’s too much to dissect at once and you wouldn’t retain it all. So much about helicopter flying is repetition and muscle memory. Edit: I do plan to build further on each of these lessons and do things like circuits and cross country flights. As well as more advanced things like confined areas and off field ops.
@Belatu42 great! I will keep my eye out for that. I'm loving the flying and learning just got to grips with the basics of flight. I have the r22 now and am absolutely loving it. Good luck out there buddy
It depends on the helicopter and what trim, if any, they have available. In Robinsons trim is on or off, so you only use it in cruise. If trim helps you in the sim with your control setup, then use it whether you’re hovering, taxiing or cruising.
Hi, some questions for you being a RL pilot about how the anti-torque pedals behave: do they want to centre in cruise, or are they more like the cyclic and stay where they are? Does the force required to push the pedals a given amount increase with speed (ie like a fixed wing does) ? I'm trying to understand how to set up my pedals for helos... thanks
The pedals are not self centering. There isn’t much feedback through them at all. The resistance doesn’t increase any noticeable amount with forward airspeed. You can feel when the aircraft is out of trim by how the cyclic feels, but the pedals remain light to operate. At least in my experience with Robinsons
I think helicopter simming is all about equipment. Unless you have a non-centering stick (and pedals, obviously), you will have a hard time. Such special equipment is currently beyond the average gamers' budget hence most people assume flyimg helos in the sim is difficult. As soon as you have the right gear, you realize it's not only easy but a lot of fun, too.
I feel it's more about consistency than type. I used to use a pair of TM T16000M joysticks, I would say very successfully, before I picked up my PFT Puma. I switched to the Puma when I started training IRL seriously and wanted to be able to replicate position of the controls for muscle memory.
@@Belatu42 Conisteny is definitely key, with lots of practice. I can only speak for myself, but with enough practice, I can safely conduct a flight with hover check, hover taxi, landing on the spot, even confined areas, repeadedly in calm or light wind, using a TM Wathog Hotas setup with a 10 cm extension to the stick, a cheap TM pedal, regardless of helicopter type. But I am still stuggling to maintain an absolutely immaculate straight and level flight, or following the twy centerline when hover taxxing. I always drift to the sides a little bit, and often gain/lose altitude during taxi. the centering spring makes one work extra hard. I wonder if there is anything inbetween the PFT Puma and the setup I use. I don't want a full PFT setup but I would love a decent joystick without that centering spring.
i'm Running into issues with my Max flight stick in the Cabri, my pedals seem to be glitching unexpectedly, these issues are not present in other models, also my throttle jumps around a lot. Did you have any of these issues with the Puma?
I don't see any issues like this related to the Puma itself. It sounds like you have a conflicting axis bound to your pedals. As for the Cabri throttle, it can jump around if you are using an axis and the governor is on. It will keep trying to override your axis position.
Thank you, wonderful information and presentation! You are building up a nice catalog of knowledge for new helicopter sim pilots :)
Thanks! I’m having fun and getting better at video production:)
Man, your tutorials are golden! Thank you so much!
Thanks! I appreciate the feedback!
BTW...what is a warhipster? Keep fighting the good fight!
@@Belatu42 thanks, bro!
Warhipsters - that is how we called the most tacti-cool guys in the army, with the fanciest equipment. My guys called me a “warhipster” as a joke since I always used the “default” equipment issued by the National Guard, that’s the story 😉
These tutorials are too good
Thank you!
@Belatu42 would love an advanced course next. There's so many beginner lessons but nothing past that.. im trying to find an all encompassing video about all the aerodynamic forces that can apply during a typical flight and what to look out for or avoid
@gizmo104drives7 I don’t plan on doing an all encompassing lesson like that. You wouldn’t approach it that way in the real helicopter because it’s too much to dissect at once and you wouldn’t retain it all. So much about helicopter flying is repetition and muscle memory.
Edit: I do plan to build further on each of these lessons and do things like circuits and cross country flights. As well as more advanced things like confined areas and off field ops.
@Belatu42 great! I will keep my eye out for that. I'm loving the flying and learning just got to grips with the basics of flight. I have the r22 now and am absolutely loving it. Good luck out there buddy
Thanks for these lessons! One question: Do pilots tend to use trim during hover taxi to keep the attitude level?
It depends on the helicopter and what trim, if any, they have available. In Robinsons trim is on or off, so you only use it in cruise. If trim helps you in the sim with your control setup, then use it whether you’re hovering, taxiing or cruising.
Hi, some questions for you being a RL pilot about how the anti-torque pedals behave: do they want to centre in cruise, or are they more like the cyclic and stay where they are? Does the force required to push the pedals a given amount increase with speed (ie like a fixed wing does) ? I'm trying to understand how to set up my pedals for helos... thanks
The pedals are not self centering. There isn’t much feedback through them at all. The resistance doesn’t increase any noticeable amount with forward airspeed. You can feel when the aircraft is out of trim by how the cyclic feels, but the pedals remain light to operate. At least in my experience with Robinsons
I think helicopter simming is all about equipment. Unless you have a non-centering stick (and pedals, obviously), you will have a hard time. Such special equipment is currently beyond the average gamers' budget hence most people assume flyimg helos in the sim is difficult. As soon as you have the right gear, you realize it's not only easy but a lot of fun, too.
I feel it's more about consistency than type. I used to use a pair of TM T16000M joysticks, I would say very successfully, before I picked up my PFT Puma. I switched to the Puma when I started training IRL seriously and wanted to be able to replicate position of the controls for muscle memory.
@@Belatu42 Conisteny is definitely key, with lots of practice. I can only speak for myself, but with enough practice, I can safely conduct a flight with hover check, hover taxi, landing on the spot, even confined areas, repeadedly in calm or light wind, using a TM Wathog Hotas setup with a 10 cm extension to the stick, a cheap TM pedal, regardless of helicopter type. But I am still stuggling to maintain an absolutely immaculate straight and level flight, or following the twy centerline when hover taxxing. I always drift to the sides a little bit, and often gain/lose altitude during taxi. the centering spring makes one work extra hard. I wonder if there is anything inbetween the PFT Puma and the setup I use. I don't want a full PFT setup but I would love a decent joystick without that centering spring.
Unfortunately, there aren’t any pc joysticks I am aware of that don’t have a spring. I took the spring out of the T16000M I used as a cyclic.
i'm Running into issues with my Max flight stick in the Cabri, my pedals seem to be glitching unexpectedly, these issues are not present in other models, also my throttle jumps around a lot. Did you have any of these issues with the Puma?
I don't see any issues like this related to the Puma itself. It sounds like you have a conflicting axis bound to your pedals. As for the Cabri throttle, it can jump around if you are using an axis and the governor is on. It will keep trying to override your axis position.