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My sensitivity settings are at the default. The 407 and 500e can both be a bit twitchy but with practice should fly ok. Maybe check your pedal bindings to make sure they set up right. Also experiment with the helicopter rudder assist in the settings. Sometimes it can help smooth things out although it can have an undesirable effect with some 3rd party helicopters.

@@flightsoficarus I have twist axis but ya, now just gotta find the right spot. I could not get anything right until I went into airplane choice, then after livery it says customization and wow, that did it right there for my choppers! I still have to refix the trim cuz I have to push forward and then my hand goes numb lol

I would definitely like to see more helicopter based controls available and Bell 222 does have a particularly unique collective. I imagine the issue is demand. Helicopter flight simmers still make up only a small portion of their potential market and they stand to make more money from plane controls. But it could make a fun DIY build. I might take a crack at it.

Thanks. I really want the motion plus module but I'm going to have to have to save up for a bit.

Decent GPUs are insanely expensive. Occaisionally there are some good deals from second hand computer hardware stores. Memory is definitely a good less expensive upgrade. I tried the Hindenburg that was released for MSFS2020, it was really good immersive module but I could not the hang of flying it. I keep meaning to give it another go. I also tried the HPG Hot Air balloon, which was quite nice a chilled to fly, although landing took some practice. Lots of exciting new opportunities in 2024.

Good to know the controls can be copied. I couldn't figure it out. It also seemed to be a bit unreliable saving the setups but I'm sure these things will get ironed before release.

Thanks. Yeah, I nearly had an accident the first time I turned round and was just right in my face 😂

You should be able to slow down by pulling the cyclic back just a little and adjusting the collective to maintain altitude. Although the issue I've had with this is that it's severely under powered and struggles to hover if you go too slow.

If you're using the pedals to compensate for the torque correctly and still spinning I'd check the bindings to make sure you have the axis bound correctly and also check that you haven't got anything bound your tail rotor/rudder axis that might be causing a conflict. Also what, helicopter are you using? Some can be more squirrely (pretty sure that's a word) than others. You might also want to reset the trim just to be sure.

I mean, you could try. But I doubt your local air authority would have a lot of sympathy.

Thanks. Hopefully, MSFS2024 will bring us many more missions like this.

VR definitely provides a better sense of situational awareness when flying. I've tried on a flat screen, and I just can't get on with it. VR puts you right inside the helicopter.

It's a shame. When they're charging that much money for a seat they could put more thought into making it comfortable. Otherwise though, I'm pretty happy with it.

Really? Is that on their website anywhere? If so, I must have missed it. That's good to know though. It would be good if it was available through their list of sellers but I imagine there's probably an efficiency of scale issue.

Thanks. The comfort issue can be resolved but when you spend this much on a chair, it really should be comfortable out of the box. Still I've no regrets, there are just a couple of things I think could be better.

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I don't think you can, unfortunately. It's triggered by flying low directly over the fire in the missions. I don't think there's a keybinding for it.

Not unlerss it's been added in an update I'm not aware of. It's only recently that MSFS flight model has supported any kind of helicopter autopilot. Some developers have developed their own autopilots by building they're own flight models but most didn't bother. However Cowansim do seem to update their aircraft every now and then so hopefully it'll become available in the future.

Penduluming is usually a result of over correcting. The controls on this helicopter are very sensitive and your ability to control it effectively maybe effected by your controller. If you're using a joystick you could adjust the sensitivity. If you're using a game console type controller then it would be extremely difficult. If you're struggle to get it to stablize you may want to adjust the stability in the flight model manager. If I remember correctly, there should be knob on the overhead panel to control the instrument lighting but it may be worth checking the documentation.

Whether or not it is better than the 500e is pretty subjective to personal opinion and I've not flown the 500e much since it had it;s big update a while back. They're fairly even in terms of quality, which is surprising as they're made by the same people. If I were to choose which between the two which one I wanted to fly I'd probably pick the R66 over the 500e, but I'm sure there are many others who'd choose the 500e.

@@flightsoficarus thanks!

Yes, I gathered this from flying the DCS version. However, with this version, the elevator doesn't move regardless of air speed. It is still in development though, so hopefully this will be addressed in due course.

Thanks. I've got a bit of backlog of videos I'm working on at the moment but might be able to do this as a short at some point.

I recorded the inside shot in VR while flying with OBS studio and at the same time recorded the flight with SkyDolly. I then replayed the flight in 2D with from the SkyDolly recording in external view and recorded that again with OBS studio. Then it's just a case of finding key points I can use to sync the 2 up.

@@flightsoficarus I was thinking you did something like that but I was hoping it would be something else like old FSX when you could have an outside View; maybe upcoming mfss 24 will have the old outside of view available in cockpit view thanks for the quick reply

Great question. I confess it's been a while since I did any VOR navigation, I mostly fly VFR or using GPS but I just had a go and yes you can. However, from my initial look around the cockpit it appears that you use the traditional avionics, you can only set up NAV1. If you want to use NAV1 & NAV2 you'll need to switch to modern avionics on the tablet by the copilots seat. But it might be a useful thing to do a tutorial video.

@@flightsoficarus I THINK A VOR NAVIGATION FLIGHT IS VERY EXCITING, AND I ALWAYS WONDER IF THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERS A GPS BREAKDOWN OR A SHOT IN THAT ELECTRONICS PART, HOW WE WILL DRIVE IT. FLYING BY GPS IS EASY AND WITHOUT CHALLENGES. IF YOU MADE A TUTORIAL, I THANK YOU BECAUSE I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW TO DO IT.google translate

VOR relies on the radio so suseptable to the same kinds of failures as GPS but it's it's a valuable skill that's definetly worth learning. Your ultimate fallback navigation is going to be VFR. If you plan your flight and work out bearings, estimated flight times and landmarks you can navigate quite effectively but you need to be paying attention. If you fly the bush trips, this is generally all setup for you, although there are no helicopter bush trips in the base game that I'm aware of 😔. You can just turn off the GPS and follow the flight log. It does take some practice though.

There's click spots on the handles, although they are quite small.

shocking revelation. makes the helicopter completely unplayable

I also wonder why does it start right into the nominal rotor RPM. Didn't see when he rolled in the throttle.

​@@BruceArtwickHe likely had the throttle on the collective at 100. If you start it with it on 25, like it do, it'll idle until you turn it up to 100.

That really was just trying to flex your knowlege wasn't it......?😅

Well, another one on mediocre standards :(

Thanks 😃

Thanks, my HOTAS is fairly basic. It's an old Thrustmaster HOTAS X but I recently invested in a Virpil Collective, which does make a big difference.

Thanks. My understanding based on all the updates I've seen is that all addons should transfer over without having to be repurchased.

The Blackbird version does look good. I'm always up for a study level model but I'm not so enthused by the guns and rockets. The Shrike 530F was developed by a branch of Blackbird and although the weapons made noises and had flashing light effects, the nature of MSFS makes them a little lack luster. MSFS just isn't built for it. But I'm more interested in the aircraft than the ordinance and if it's as good as the previews suggest then it should be a good module.

And the Blackhawk. Check their T-6 it's an awesome module.

Thanks. Airspeed read as zero but it can't hurt ot do more experimenting... other than potentially crashing but that only hurt virutally 😆. Thanks for the tip.

@@flightsoficarus airspeed will still show zero if you’re moving sideways or backwards ;) a sidestep is proper recovery. In real helis, you can’t trust the indicator below 15knts anyway. Keep making great videos!

That's a good point, they go sideways and backwards as well don't they 😆. That seems entirely possible. Thanks again for the tips.

Thanks for the positive feedback. While the MSFS heli flight model has it's shortcomings, some developers are really starting to figure out how to get the best out of it and this is definitely a great example of what can be achieved. Honestly I was so busy keeping an eye out for the Blackbird version I almost glanced right over this one but I think they're going ot have to deliver something pretty special now. Mind you, I've seen some good stuff from their updates so we'll see.

Well, it’s going to have working guns and rockets for one.

@@johnwicks4936 Yeah but outside of a milsim they're just cosmetics. I thill havent used the h145 weaponry and ive had it since the release.

@@gflo2781 It’s immersion thing. If I’m going to fly a Huey around Nam listening to 69’s rock, I want some guns hanging off the side. Otherwise, why even make a military version.

Im trying to figure this out too. Anyone know how?

Thanks. I've been enjoying the H125 lately. There's been some significant updates since this video was made and it flies really nicely now but with MSFS2024 getting closer I can see the sense in waiting.

I'm currently using an old Thrustmaster Hotas X and the basic Saitek rudder pedals. I'm hoping to upgrade at some point but what I've got works for now.

Thank you! Do you use any assists?

@@anonymoushuman3575 No, I like to keep as much realism as I can.

The FI 206 and B-47 are both great helis. They are a little sensitive on the controls and some simmers are quite critical about it. But if you relax and make small gentle adjustments to the controls they fly very nicely.

Yup -- 10.75 GBP !

FS 2024 looks promising for heli development. Since Asobo gave us a basic helicopter flight model, they don't seem to have done much with it. But helis are becoming more popular so hopefully they'll get some more focus from the developers.