Having issues with torque

[stray cat]

Having serious problems in the following situations:

 

1. Going from forward flight into hover.

2. Taking off cleanly.

 

 

I can easily do what I want to with the huey, hover on the spot, quickly decelerate into a hover, avoid VRS.

However with the Mi8, the rotor torque gets in the way so much I can not handle it.

 

One problem might be that I am using my joystick twist to control rudder. Which works great in the huey because the torque goes counter-clock-wise. But the Mi8 rotates in clock-wise which is much harder to precisely counter with a twist.

 

Is there anything I can do with settings or flying to manage torque? It is very easy to counter VRS in the huey but if I attempt it with mi8 the following happens: I increase collective slightly to avoid descending too fast, but as soon as I change it the delicate balance I am barely keeping to hover steady is gone because the heli starts turning CCW. I am not so much scared of the VRS itself but the instant torque messing up the balance even at slight collective changes. Even on take off I sometimes just drift off to the left (not rotating, the heli literally slides away to the left while still being steady on all axis).

[Cibit]

Try doing it with your heading channel engaged. Or iirc there is an option to trim the rudder. Failing that start saving for pedals :)

[Slazi]

Rudder trim helps a lot on the Mi-8, even with pedals. For takeoff, take off the wheel brakes, slowly increase the power and try to keep stable. Keep adding right rudder as you add power. Eventually you should start lifting upwards in a smooth take off. This will not work if you are overloaded.

[1.JaVA_Platypus]

Hit the Autopilot heading channel (the green light on the left of the AP panel, or the R Ctrl+a shortcut) and advance collective SLOWLY. The heading autopilot wants to maintain its current heading. It is disengaged automatically once you use the rudder yourself. If you have choosen your (new) heading, it automatically engages again after releasing the rudder pedals. It can not handle too much violence and G forces in maneuvers. In the case, disengage, reset trim and engage again after a few minutes. And a MUST SEE video for all Mi-8 users here:

 

[stray cat]

Thanks that video was very helpful