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The engine throttle (in the controls as corrector) is actually governed to maintain a constant rotor rpm for normal flight conditions. The only time you use the throttle is during startup and shutdown procedures. Otherwise, after startup roll the throttle to full and leave it there until you land then roll it off for cool down and shutdown.

I am really hoping to see an OH-6, Would really fit well with the huey and cobra for some Vietnam era teamwork.

great read!

I thought torque was measured by load on the turbine, ie psi in the compressor. Kind of like how piston engine fighters (p51) engine power is measured by manifold psi. Edit: I understood what you were trying to convey. I suggest reading the rotorcraft flying handbook to everyone interested in truly learning the fundamentals behind helicopter flight. Forums are such a touchy place. The action of raising the collective lever, in turn raises the Non-rotating swash plate. Which then raises the rotating swash plate, that increases the pitch of the blades on the main rotor. The increased pitch adds drag to the rotating airfoil, which starts to slow down. However, the rotor rpm is governed, so as the rpm starts to lag the governor opens the throttle, which increases psi on the turbine, that in effect is increasing the amount of "torque" applied to the main output shaft. Gyroscopic precession has nothing to do with the aerodynamics involved in raising the collective. As the pitch is increased "collectively" through the rotors full range of rotation. It is canceled out anyway (except for needing to understand the physics involved) by control mixing. When you pull the cyclic backwards, the non-rotating swash plate tilts to the left, to compensate for gyroscopic precession. You mentioned it here by the way.

That story was in "Chickenhawk" and the load was huey rotor blades I think.

A native English speaker would refer to it as a dust cloud, or a cloud of dust. The landing huey created a dust cloud, or it raised a cloud of dust when it landed.

I'm in. I registered, but have not posted yet EST by the way

I agree, look into the sun the next time you are flying ;)

This update list is exactly the same as the June 21st update with the exception of the addition of the ADF fix.

Not to change the subject ;) but... As I have become more practiced with the sim, I really appreciate the ETL vibration. I don't think the devs should tone it down, I've come to rely on riding the burble for approach. I don't find it too violent, nor do I feel like it has any impact on control.

you will be in ground effect as soon as your rotor disk is over a solid surface. That's what makes rooftop approaches and departures more challenging. Anticipating when the ground effect cushion will affect your approach trajectory, and when you will lose the cushion on departure.

An interesting thread on the Hovercontrol boards about tail rotor location Hovercontrol thread

Wish I would have thought about a track replay before I reinstalled the module. Mind you... I was able to land before I reinstalled, but I did feel like I was encountering VRS too easily still. After the reinstall, it seems much less pronounced. Alas, I have no proof in facts of anything. I can say however, I have maybe 30 hours on the DCS Huey, and my approaches are still lacking the hand of experience. After reinstall, I tried a normal approach from 500 AGL, and a low level quick stop and I felt more in control.

Wow, this thread has gotten way out of hand.

Just an observation from my limited flight time. Helicopters at the airport I operated from did get clearance from traffic control, but never taxied to runways and waited in line for takeoff clearance. They were given a vector, advised of traffic and were cleared.

Don't take me the wrong way. It was a "stick my neck out, cover your ass" all inclusive statement. I do believe the VRS was toned down after I reinstalled.

I think you may be on to something here, or its just placebo. I as well, reinstalled the huey module and found the VRS to be much less pronounced and was actually able to successfully execute a low level quick stop without becoming a fireball. Gryphon - it's not a patch, it's the whole huey module. Download the latest huey module from DCS website, then - Go to module manager from the DCS home menu, click on the installed tab at the top. You should then see your installed modules. Click the trash can icon to the right of the huey module and uninstall it. Restart your computer, then run the exe for the huey module you just downloaded (version ending 186) Edit: I still had to update the training and UN campaign manually. Are those supposed to be fixed with the updater?

Or uncheck the controls match HOTAS on startup in options

I would say your control setup needs tweaking. I use positive 12 points of curvature in the axis tune for both pitch and roll on my t16000m, which is 8" tall and has hall sensors instead of pots, so it registers minute movements precisely. Your setup will probably need negative 15 to 20 points of curvature. Play with the axis tune till it behaves/responds like you feel it should.

Nice 205 livery! With the Fast Fin mod for the tail rotor on the right Check it out here

Very insightful, thanks bear

There is an output shaft on a turbshaft (ie: helicopter turbine). The gas exhaust goes out the tailpipe. Bear was explaining the clutch operation. I thought it was centrifugal, like a weed wacker, but this must not be how it works.

The sprague clutch then, is why the rotors don't start spinning until the turbine hits a high enough rpm to engage the clutch?