BlackJay

Great classic rules of thumb for combat helicopter flying. The Apache was designed exactly for this type of flying in deep penetration missions, such as the opening of the Golf War. No reason to fly higher unless the only threat is small arms fire. I would add for 64 specifics is flying in NOE trim, keeping the velocity vector straight up and down not worrying about the “ball”. This keeps the aircraft flying straight through the gaps in the trees. Otherwise if crabbing for a wind correction flying “in trim” your cockpit can clear but your tail can still hit the obstacle.

Great write up TBone. I am completely new to DCS and blown away by this system. I’m a former Apache driver and had to honor of flying this aircraft for just over 8 years, including two tours in Afghanistan. Miss it everyday. My wife surprised me with DCS and the 64 using my Quest headset and I was shocked at the detail and how realistic it looked/felt. It was like stepping back home and brought back so many memories. We are working on getting a more useable set up and I am looking forward to seeing what the model can do and how far the developers take it. It would be awesome to have a 58D model in the future for Pink Teams, as well as the fixed rocket steering curser in the near future! Anyways, great to already see another Army Aviator here!