Mastering hovering takes time and practice, so don’t stress if it feels impossible at first. You’re learning a real pilot skill - stick with it! Keep practicing, and let me know in the comments how it’s going for you!
@@blivionofficial8648 I did record my cyclic, collective and pedals input. But they make such a small movements, that it is barely noticeable to really learn something from it.
Absolutely amazing video - cant wait to get started in MSFS 2024 thanks a lot.. helicopters have always been a bit of a mystery to me and I sort of avoided them. But with the new missions in MSFS and being swiss, I just have to try some alpine rescue missions...
@@stephaneleduc7934 Thank you so much! I promise you, once you get the hang of it, it feels so good fly helicopters. Can’t wait to check out the missions and career mode too!
that altitude-landing joke deserves a like nice tutorial, clean and simple, straightforward, pretty short as for flying tutorial, TIMESTAPMS and you got the perfect voice for that kind of thing :) and that deservers a sub!
Thius video comes on the right moment! Thank you! If I can make a comment: a bit too much music... let me hear the sound effects, and I'll be more into it... Thank you anyway great video!!!
Great video. Have been into rotary wing aircraft for my entire life but never got to fly or properly sim. Would a thrustmaster hotas and tobi eye tracker get my foot in the door with immersive simming?
@@mantistoboggan6815 Thank you! The Thrustmaster HOTAS is a decent starting point, but for helicopter flying, you might find it a bit limiting due to the fixed centering spring on the joystick. The VIRPIL MongoosT-50CM3, on the other hand, allows you to adjust or completely disable the centering, making it much closer to the feel of a real cyclic. If you’re looking for finer control, VIRPIL might be worth considering!
Excellent and timely video :) I'm a die-hard space-simmer with a Virpil HOSAS and am now trying to figure out MSFS2024. So I've got two joysticks (left and right, as well as pedals) to work with. Right stick is cyclic, of course, but the left will be collective. My question is about setting up a collective control when I'm dealing with a center-zero joystick. In other words, the normal state of the joystick is unmoving and 0/0 for x and y axis. What's the best way to set this up as a collective?
@@steppahouse Thanks for the comment! I’m honestly not really sure how to best set up the left stick as a collective in your case. Maybe someone else can chime in. One thing I’d recommend, though, is using anti-torque pedals for the tail rotor control. You could map the anti-torque to a mini joystick axis on one of your sticks, but pedals will give you a much more intuitive experience for helicopter flying!
Awesome video! I already knew how to fly, but I didn't fully understand why things happen the way they do. Thanks for the detailed explanation! By the way, which simulator is used in the video?
@@Nightspyz1 Thank you! 🙏🏻 Yeah, it’s a complex system. Understanding why things happen can help understand how to prevent unwanted situations. The simulator in the video is DCS world. The helicopter is a free mod, the OH-6A by Tobsen & Eightball. Both are free to play and very realistic.
@@plokkum Thank you for the response! Playing DCS has always been frustrating for me, as I felt my joystick/HOTAS didn’t have enough buttons to fully do what I wanted. I love VTOL VR, for example, because everything is accessible with your VR hands, clearly labeled, and not overly complicated, yet still provides the same level of fun with bomb runs or dogfights. What controller setup would you recommend for flying helicopters with the same level of accuracy you demonstrate in this video?
@@Nightspyz1I'm personally flying with a pretty old setup from 2007-a CH Products Fighterstick and rudder pedals, paired with a Virpil CM3 throttle for the collective. The stick is nothing fancy, and I can't even calibrate it anymore, but it gets the job done! If you're aiming for accuracy, though, a joystick with a 20cm extension can make a big difference. Brands like Virpil, WinWing, and VKB are rock solid, but they are on the pricier side. A stick with Force Feedback would make the most difference, as it lets you feel the forces acting on the helicopter, adding a whole new level of immersion.
@@plokkum I'm surprised. My DCS doesn't look anywhere near that good haha. What map? I have the Apache and I think t he Blackhawk on DCS, but haven't tried them.
Mastering hovering takes time and practice, so don’t stress if it feels impossible at first. You’re learning a real pilot skill - stick with it!
Keep practicing, and let me know in the comments how it’s going for you!
would be nice to see youre gamepad inputs
@@blivionofficial8648 I did record my cyclic, collective and pedals input. But they make such a small movements, that it is barely noticeable to really learn something from it.
Amazing video. Clear without any parasit informations. Perfect to begin MSFS 2024 ! Thanks a lot !
Much appreciated! I’m glad it was helpful. Enjoy your helicopter endeavour 😀
Absolutely amazing video - cant wait to get started in MSFS 2024 thanks a lot.. helicopters have always been a bit of a mystery to me and I sort of avoided them. But with the new missions in MSFS and being swiss, I just have to try some alpine rescue missions...
@@stephaneleduc7934 Thank you so much! I promise you, once you get the hang of it, it feels so good fly helicopters.
Can’t wait to check out the missions and career mode too!
Very well explained! Bedankt!
@@ikbenspeedy Thanks, Speedy! Veel succes! 😁
Great video!
Excellent, thank you.
Thnx so much. This helped me a lot.
@@CherisaDeLilah Thank you so much! Happy to hear it! Enjoy!
Awesomely made video, so professional, clean, smooth flowing and harmonised.
This should be shown in masterclass editing.
Thank you so much! 🙏
Very clear instruction!
@@janpietersen2666 Thanks, Jan!
Great video! Did better then what MSFS 2024 was trying to do.
Thank you! 🙏🏻
No problem, I will say it’s a bit tricky to get the hang of it.
Awesome Video!!! Keep it up.
@@MrRyan83 Thank you! 🙏🏻 I’m glad you enjoyed it!
that altitude-landing joke deserves a like
nice tutorial, clean and simple, straightforward, pretty short as for flying tutorial, TIMESTAPMS and you got the perfect voice for that kind of thing :)
and that deservers a sub!
@@Grzechu789 Thank you, that made my day 😁
Thius video comes on the right moment! Thank you! If I can make a comment: a bit too much music... let me hear the sound effects, and I'll be more into it... Thank you anyway great video!!!
Thanks for the feedback, I’ll take it into consideration for future videos. 😊
Life saver! The helicopter pilot died so I had to quickly learn how to fly before we crashed!
@@EFYN Haha! So lucky you had 13 minutes to spare 🤣
Great video. Have been into rotary wing aircraft for my entire life but never got to fly or properly sim. Would a thrustmaster hotas and tobi eye tracker get my foot in the door with immersive simming?
@@mantistoboggan6815 Thank you! The Thrustmaster HOTAS is a decent starting point, but for helicopter flying, you might find it a bit limiting due to the fixed centering spring on the joystick. The VIRPIL MongoosT-50CM3, on the other hand, allows you to adjust or completely disable the centering, making it much closer to the feel of a real cyclic. If you’re looking for finer control, VIRPIL might be worth considering!
Excellent and timely video :) I'm a die-hard space-simmer with a Virpil HOSAS and am now trying to figure out MSFS2024. So I've got two joysticks (left and right, as well as pedals) to work with. Right stick is cyclic, of course, but the left will be collective. My question is about setting up a collective control when I'm dealing with a center-zero joystick. In other words, the normal state of the joystick is unmoving and 0/0 for x and y axis. What's the best way to set this up as a collective?
@@steppahouse Thanks for the comment! I’m honestly not really sure how to best set up the left stick as a collective in your case. Maybe someone else can chime in.
One thing I’d recommend, though, is using anti-torque pedals for the tail rotor control. You could map the anti-torque to a mini joystick axis on one of your sticks, but pedals will give you a much more intuitive experience for helicopter flying!
@@plokkum I have a great set of Virpil pedals with toe brakes on both sides and all-metal construction. Love them!
Awesome video! I already knew how to fly, but I didn't fully understand why things happen the way they do. Thanks for the detailed explanation! By the way, which simulator is used in the video?
@@Nightspyz1 Thank you! 🙏🏻
Yeah, it’s a complex system. Understanding why things happen can help understand how to prevent unwanted situations.
The simulator in the video is DCS world. The helicopter is a free mod, the OH-6A by Tobsen & Eightball. Both are free to play and very realistic.
@@plokkum Thank you for the response! Playing DCS has always been frustrating for me, as I felt my joystick/HOTAS didn’t have enough buttons to fully do what I wanted. I love VTOL VR, for example, because everything is accessible with your VR hands, clearly labeled, and not overly complicated, yet still provides the same level of fun with bomb runs or dogfights. What controller setup would you recommend for flying helicopters with the same level of accuracy you demonstrate in this video?
@@Nightspyz1I'm personally flying with a pretty old setup from 2007-a CH Products Fighterstick and rudder pedals, paired with a Virpil CM3 throttle for the collective. The stick is nothing fancy, and I can't even calibrate it anymore, but it gets the job done!
If you're aiming for accuracy, though, a joystick with a 20cm extension can make a big difference. Brands like Virpil, WinWing, and VKB are rock solid, but they are on the pricier side. A stick with Force Feedback would make the most difference, as it lets you feel the forces acting on the helicopter, adding a whole new level of immersion.
Thank you for this video... plan to play MSFS2024 when it's playable and this video will help me alot...
What sim is used in the video?
Looks like DCS
@@JohnVanderbeck Correct, that’s DCS. It has great helicopter flight physics. Well worth trying.
@@plokkum I'm surprised. My DCS doesn't look anywhere near that good haha. What map? I have the Apache and I think t he Blackhawk on DCS, but haven't tried them.
@@JohnVanderbeck this is the Afghanistan map, which is still really rough. I think it is just a good combination of light and location :)