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Also with the new updates, the misaligned rigging of pedals (which is reflective of real aircraft as per info provided then) is also gone. Can someone else also confirm this? Cheers,

Heading hold below 40 kts and auto-coordination above 40 kts in turns is implemented in DCS Apache. It has been rough at times between updates but as in real world nothing is perfect. Even so, nothing stops you from using pedals in turns.

This tactical maneuver is actually used by helicopters like Ka50 and Ka52 very efficiently as they have no tail rotor to worry about. In a maneuver like this, you can get into LTE or overload the tail rotor due to requirements airflow or excess tail rotor thrust requirements, just like you can get into settling with power and vortex ring state with main rotor. Traditional gunship helicopters can also do it, albeit with above limitations in mind.

From the devs, crabbing issue has not been fixed yet, as it involves some deep changes in the rotor dynamics model. Hopefully we see that soon, and some other weird behavior like that roll on pitch down. Otherwise definitely some welcome changes in SCAS and yaw response.

In case of Apache , quick control response is due the CAS working behind the scenes to give “power steering response “ . This has been quoted by guys who flew the real thing . The inertia should be very evident when SCAS is switched off. However in case of our Apache , currently there is no difference in handling when in pure CAS (FT interrupted) vs when whole SCAS is switched off.

There is some change, in some flight regimes, but not fully fixed in my opinion

Same issue with, although I only tried MP, George couldn't see anything. Weather ok, no fog.

I experienced similar issue before, where I was moving from CPG to pilot seat and lost control. What I found out was when you initially move back to pilot seat, CPG controls are retained which is weird, but if you move to CPG again and back to pilot seat immediately, you get pilot assignments back. My issue was that I had duplicate axis assigned to pedals in CPG, which caused loss of control and crash, unless you follow the procedure I described above. In your case its worth checking flight controls assignments for CPG, if this weird issue is causing this. Cheers,

TBH, the Apache FM is pretty decent and perfectly flyable/enjoyable atm, however we can debate on the fact that it has been almost an year since last update to FM was done, officially, although I do think some small hidden changes have been made. A lot of tinkering is need with saturation and curves to make it good, it does make a big difference, trust me. Barring some issues which are not insignificant, it is flying like a helicopter now and closer to real thing from what I have heard (disclaimer, no real flight time in Apaches !)

Hello, wanted to confirm if any possible changes made to FM this update? I have this feeling that tail rotor thrust is not the same, even if its slight change (seems less), and hold modes are slightly better. Any thoughts? Cheers

It may be server delays also I guess, or issues with local connection, I have experienced this before.

Hello Guys, I have noticed that after recent patch, auto hover is much more docile and accurate. The helicopter catches the hover position accurately and doesnt do abrupt corrections as was the case before. Has anything changed as the changelog doesnt mention any update on FM. Hold modes also seem to have been slightly improved. I havent done any changes to setups, curves or control hardware. Cheers

Maybe if we can get clarification on further development of the FM during early access, as mentioned in the roadmap, it has been delivered. Further FM updates are mentioned after early access. So my question is, will we get a fix of excessive torque and hold modes during early access or after? I know it has been mentioned that the team is working on FM and I do respect the hard work being put into, and I am pretty sure that ED will deliver an outstanding product once its finished, it would be great if above question is clarified. Cheers

Remember that your SAS has limited authority, so if your virtual pedal is depressed to the right and you apply power as you come to hover, heading hold will saturate the pedal as it hits left limit, causing swing to right ( in case of self centering pedals). I dont think this is FM issue par se, as in the real aircraft there is no virtual pedal. Your pedal position is actual position. Off course FM needs to be polished with regards to known issues and I expect we are provided with the long due FM updates. This central position trimmer issue has been highlighted before, its one biggest reasons why some people are having issue with controlling the Apache, as there is a night and day difference in the control response. Other than central trimmer mode, there a unrealistically big delay between control input and helicopter response.

Remember guys, the CAS (Command Augmentation System) is for a different reason than SAS, both systems are termed as SCAS as a whole. The whole purpose of CAS (it is elaborated very well in the manual) is to give a "power steering" type of response where it augments your control input to make it feel the same when flying at all speeds, so this extra SCAS response you see on controls indicator is actually correct. The CAS should also function when FTR is depressed, which is not correctly modeled at the moment, therefore the helicopter response is the same as FMC off when you flying with Force Trim (FTR) depressed. So essentially if you press and hold FTR, it just switches the CAS system off also. This is very evident in control indicator, as you see no movement in "green cross". Cheers