Zentaos

were the fictional IJN skins for the Fw 190 A8 there before the update?

13 inches would be the total travel of the axis (-6.5 each direction from center). Like Vladinsky stated, with Force Trim turned off, or the button depressed, there isn't any spring force returning it to center, but there is still mechanical friction from all of the linkages. If you fly without spring, you should still have a good amount of damping. The cyclic doesn't flop about, it stays where you let go of it...ish.

The “center” you are referring to is more about CoG not deflection force. There is not any more force at any given amount of deflection, but you will feel where the control “center” is by where the CoG of the aircraft is depending on weight and balance as you pick up into a hover. Try to visualize a spinning top on a plate and you are tilting the plate to keep the top in center. There isn’t really a great way to deal with this in simming other than a motion platform. This is why smooth pickups and set downs are one of the most challenging aspects of flying helis in sims. The best way to handle this is to really know your helicopter and its sight picture well. There are, however, aerodynamic forces that require more deflection force. Like during cruise, you have to hold the cyclic forward and there is force pushing it back because the rotor wants to slow down naturally, not speed up. This is the primary function for trim in helicopters. To reduce the fatigue of cruise forces trying to push the disk back to a state of equilibrium.

I can't wait to rock the Huey over every inch of this map! ...and of course the Chinook and Loach too!!!

gahhh!!...getting lost in the updates juggling all my sims... now I need to get this set up and working again after updates to DCS and the MOZA Cockpit software for my cyclic profile.

I put this in the wrong thread... Anyway... I can't say enough good things about the OH6A Mod.

It is automatic if you have the DAFCS on, it should be set to both by default. However, you can manually change the LCT positions, but they should be set to auto for 99.99% of flight operations. The biggest difference you will notice, is that when pitching forward to increase airspeed, the fuselage will level and not want to tuck the nose towards the ground like it did before the LCT was in the FM.

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one from 47Driver @Brickle one from Hooker @HMSSURP

It would probably be more descriptive if those levers were labeled Ground Idle, but this is what they are labeled in the real thing I would want to hear what @Brickle or @HMSSURP would have to say, but I would think that if you were to introduce pitch for any reason, even ground taxi, you would want the rotors at flight rpm, not idle.

Wouldn't this cause a conflict with the physical position if you have it assigned to an axis? The question is if this is a feature or a bug. If it's realistic to drag the 'steering' wheel, does that mean that I am taxiing to fast?

I agree. I run into issues taxiing as well. I find that if it's not responding to the steering knob, just tap the brakes a bit and it starts responding again. I've noticed from the outside view, that the left rear wheel free casters like it's supposed to, but when it stops responding to steering input the right rear wheel is dragging.

That looks like a crazy bug... Does it happen with all sling load types, or just the fuel tank? I'm pretty sure I heard someone mention in a video that the OH6 model to sling, included with the Vietnam Assets pack, spins, but I haven't encountered any spinning sling loads yet.

Don't forget about Hooker... https://www.youtube.com/@PhrogHooker

Great work! Keep the info coming!