Something up with AP Alt setting.

[HawkDCS]

There is definitely something up with the ALT hold function on the 342.

 

If you set ALT Hold the chopper will hold your altitude as it should but it seems its just locking you into that altitude in the sim like slewing you to it, not actually trimming to or using the flight controls to hold it etc.

 

The proof of this is if say you are running 80% tq on the rotor and you are in ALT mode you will be going 180ish. If you pitch forward you can speed up to 210+ with no change in TQ or Collective setting and 0 loss of altitude. This makes no sense to me also you can see on the control box nothing is changing on the choppers flight controls. The AP isnt adding more TQ or Collective to maintain your alt you are just magically able to fly faster pitching forward and lose no ALT in the process.

 

I dont see how you can gain 30+ KMH by pitching with no more collective added and no change in altitude.

 

Its also very noticeable when you activate the AP in ALT hold. The chopper will usually go through a big attitude change and magically you are 0 on the VSI the entire time and the controls in the box dont move. Like its just being locked to that altitude in the sim not actually flying it per say.

 

Maybe its me but this behavior seems wrong.