COHuey

True, but hydraulically assisted controls don't require much effort to move no matter how new the aircraft is. The OP's comment about transitioning to a hover from level flight should feel more fluid and less jerky. I'm thinking about pulling the springs out of my joystick.

Agreed. I think that there is too much movement of the cyclic required by this sim in all directions. To fly a huey or (probably) any other helicopter, you rest your hand on your right thigh and move the cyclic with about 3 fingers. That is it.... I pulled up to a hover and with force feedback I had to ham-fist it even in level flight and was yo-yo ing everywhere. I wish my joystick didn't have springs pushing back against me. A helicopter isn't necessarily easy to hover, but it doesn't take a lot of physical effort due to hydraulics. My 2cents...