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Fixed, all it took was an uninstall and re-install... for some reason the updater did not work, even running it stand-alone, it did NOT update the Huey, even though it went through the process and gave no error message at any point... Go figure. Uninstalling and reinstalling v.186 as suggested (thanks outlawal2) fixed pretty much everything. I can now flight the thing without swearing every two seconds and land without getting sweat all over. I can also aim the nose, shoot and INTENTIONALLY hit stuff with projectiles, whereas before it was all a matter of timing and luck... It now feels as it should, IMHO. The only issue I still have is that at the beginning of the flight the controls are somewhat "out of sync" and it takes a couple of full range motions of the cyclic to sync them with the helo, which is quite annoying because from the ground with engines running it has a tendency to lift without any input and control...

OK mate, I don't get why you take it that personal though... As I can see I'm missing your point, your missing mine, we're even, no need to burst into flames huh?? I simply think the Huey should not be that wiggly, especially with high end computer and controls and with a somewhat competent monkey handling them. I will try the suggestion given a couple of posts after yours and see how it works out... Peace. And if you're still mad, I'm sorry for you but that's not my problem. I paid for the product and although in beta I expect it to be functioning. Otherwise put out a FREE beta, I will not complain...

Thank you, I'm going to try that... EDIT: for some strange reason it would not let me uninstall through the module manager, I proceeded to uninstall the whole DCS World thingie and will re-install after rebooting...

Ok, now this is like saying that a 2009 audi A8 is totally different from the 2011 audi A8... The 205 is the huey with some minor modifications applied (e. g. The paintjob) I would accept the similarities with the 206 are marginal but I was just making a point of how moving up the chain to bigger helicopters you would expect more stability, not less... As in real life. I will do more testing, fiddle with the controls, but still can't get rid of that bad feeling I have...

See this is what I mean... Working fine with normal controllers but not with full size controls... I should give it a try with the x52 and see if the situation improves. If that's the case, I will know what to do. I will however post the version as soon as I will be back home, however it updated a couple of days ago after a while I hadn't opened it...

So would you suggest I re-download the whole thing? I would I need to go about it?

That was exactly my point...

Why, ok... However the thing does NOT behave like a helicopter should. Now to the other gentleman stating the difference between the R22 / 44 and the 205, I also flew the 206 for a bit although I'm not rated in it (just went up for 1.2 hrs, doing autos, sloped ground landings and limited power) and after flying the R22 the 206 feels like flying an armchair. I would expect that from a 205, not MORE instability. Anyway, I will keep working on the controls, but I have a bad bad feeling about this thing. Sorry to ruin it for you but as of now it's been a very bad experience for me...

Yes, actually got hours on R22 and 44 IRL. Working on my ATPL(H), can fly everything rotary on sims, FSX Dodo, others + Helicopter Total realism (in FSX) and most of the pay (and free) helo addons for X-Plane (including Dreamfoil's R22, which is bitchier that its real counterpart...). I have full size controls (costed me and arm and a leg but they're good http://www.komodosimulations.co.uk/) but still cannot keep the damn Huey steady, aiming weapons and firing is impossible, you might hit something eventually but you'll need to get darn close. Yes the new flight model improved things a little, it went from UN-FLYABLE to almost humanley manageable but it is still FAR from reality, IMHO. Now, I've never flown a 205, but as said I regularly fly and R44 which would somewhat compare in size (although a little smaller) and has no stabilization and anything, is a teetering rotor (like the Huey) but no stabilizer (dampening) bar. Still I manage to HOVER and fly the darn R44 in UK winter weather... I would like to know the reason why I'm not able to fly the DCS Huey in the caucasian summer?? Was this tested with proper controls or would I be better off with, say an X52 or Warthog? Because if that's the case the Huey is a waste of money. A very nice toy, but that's it... a toy...

The auto updater doesn't seem to do anything, it just gets stuck when I click it in the module manager. I ran it from the start menu and it downloaded and installed a couple of file, one about 1.6 Mb, the other about 68 Mb... but I'm not entirely sure it changed anything in the Huey FM... it still feels like before... the error message I get when trying to launch the updater from in-game is "windows cannot find bin/dcs_updater.exe" etc... the file is there but for some reason it doesn't want to open it... Do I need to reinstall?? - EDIT - yes it did update it, it is a tid bit more stable. Sure not the big improvement I expected but at least it is manageable now... Still my R22 is much more stable, seriously...

Just played it, no problems aside from the huey being so darn twitchy. I will really be a happy man once the new tweaked FM comes across...

Hello, first post here! Just got the Huey and it is a really amazing piece of work. Only thing is I cannot cope with the controls and/or FM. I can get the bird in the air, hover with a lot of wobbling and (kind of) land safely but the way I control the helicopter is really unsatisfactory to me... I want to mention I have time in flying real helicopters, although just for recreational purpose, and mainly light, piston engine ones (R22 and 44) so I would imagine the Huey to be far more stable than those... it is not!! Also to mention I have full size helicopter controls from Komodo Simulations (they work wonders in FSX and X-plane while flying helicopters) which are not helping much anyway. I really hope this new FM will improve things as the overall work done on the Uh-1H is impressive, and it just risks to be spoiled by how frustrating it is to handle... :D