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Reply #15 - Feb 18th, 2007 at 3:47pm

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I'll post the link as soon as I can get to the computer it is on. Smiley  It's kind of a stupid, non-fancy video at the moment as I just wanted to get the point accross that things are possible on FSX.

Later (maybe next weekend) I'll have a fancy-shmancy one to show around. Smiley

 
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Reply #16 - Feb 18th, 2007 at 8:29pm

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Alright, here she be... fresh from Youtube!

http://www.youtube.com/v/E9gsOynrGnY
 
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Reply #17 - Feb 18th, 2007 at 11:30pm
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Nice video, Boss.

Crash Wink
 
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Reply #18 - Feb 19th, 2007 at 7:09pm

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HAHAHAHHAHA  CRASH is right lol.....
 
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Reply #19 - Feb 23rd, 2007 at 6:38pm

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uhh  the link wont load for me?!
 
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Reply #20 - Feb 25th, 2007 at 11:36pm

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About that video: Remember... That's FSX. Helo's handle much better in FSX than FS9 in my experience  Wink

As for good helo's that won't slaughter you on your first time up, I highly recommend the S-70A package located here: http://simviation.com/fs2004helicopters30.htm

The 73mb file size IS a bit large, but it's fairly forgiving, and quite fun! Your first few landing might "roll" down the runway a bit, but thats what wheels ARE for after all  Wink
 
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Reply #21 - May 15th, 2007 at 9:02am

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I managed to get my FSX loaded finally last night and will hopefuly fly tonight.

This is my stick:
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Noob question, but can I assume the following:

Throttle up / down - cyclic up/down or collective up/down ?
Normal stick controls for pitch and roll

Now I don't have rudder pedals yet as this baby cleared my bank account out, but I use the antena control on the throttle for rudder in LOMAC- can i use this for rudder in FSX?

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Reply #22 - May 16th, 2007 at 12:21pm

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Hi Boss,

I'd like to see that video. I've not given up yet on flying a helo. I'm still trying.

Crash Wink


Crash...!

Why are you putting yourself through all this pain, disappointment, and self-inflicted injury...

...when your DH Beaver is so much easier and more pleasurable to fly...Wink...!

..the word.."Masochist" springs to mind... Roll Eyes...!

LOL... Grin...!

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Reply #23 - May 16th, 2007 at 2:01pm
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I know Paul but a Beaver can't land everywhere. Although I love to fly GA at low altitude, I've been doing that ever since I started way back in 19.. (can't remember when). And I wanted to try something new and different. I tried to fly a helicopter in FS before but crashed everytime so I gave up. Now I've been practising and tweaking for the past few weeks and I'm getting the idea of how it works. The sim is still on the hardest settings (-1 notch to keep it as real as possible). And like someone told me long ago; Practise makes perfect (ask the missus if you don't believe me....)

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Reply #24 - May 29th, 2007 at 5:23pm

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Crash,

if you've not already done it, get yourself over to hovercontrol, register and sign up for Pilot training online..

I was the same as you, If I turned the settings down in fs9 I thought I could just about manage it Smiley

Over on HC I was assigned an Instructor Pilot who talked me through setting up the sim and the control sensitivities.. they maxed them out!.

Then over a few nights of 30 mins to an hour on the online server, I was talked through what i needed to know.

Can't recommend them enough.. it was great.. heli's are great fun
 
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Reply #25 - May 30th, 2007 at 6:39am
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Thanks Triton but I'm already a member at Hovercontrol. I'm not taking their training though. Read a lot on settings and I found a tutorial at hoversafe.com that helped me get going. I've been trying for some time now and it's getting better and better.

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Reply #26 - May 30th, 2007 at 11:48am

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this doesnt help, but i think your name has cursed you
 
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Reply #27 - May 31st, 2007 at 1:45pm
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Could that happen for real? Maybe I'll change it into Sir Get-filthy-rich-this-instant............

Crash Wink
 
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Reply #28 - May 31st, 2007 at 5:25pm

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beaky wrote on Feb 12th, 2007 at 7:18am:
expat wrote on Feb 12th, 2007 at 2:26am:
Fozzer wrote on Feb 11th, 2007 at 6:47pm:
Helicopters are designed to only land once, during their very short operational life...

...(and the equally short life of their Pilots)...

Paul... Wink...!



They only fly because the are too stupid to know that they shouldn't.

Matt


No, no... it's because they're so ugly, the ground repels them. Grin



But if the ground repels them, shouldn't the air do the same? Wink Grin
 
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Reply #29 - Jun 1st, 2007 at 3:36am

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