Turn while auto-hover engaged???

[exil]

Gents,

 

one simple question. Is it possible to turn the gazelle (with pedal input) while auto-hover is engaged? During our first multi-crew session after the last update, my pilot (right side) was able to do that.

 

But i can't figure out how he did that...

[Ramsay]

one simple question. Is it possible to turn the gazelle (with pedal input) while auto-hover is engaged?

 

Yes in multi-crew, the pilot still has control of yaw, auto-hover will only stabilise pitch and roll.

 

In multi-crew, the pilot keeps control of the collective and yaw in auto-hover and has to work to maintain height and direction. If the pilot slaves yaw to the Viviane camera, he can relax yaw control but still has to main height using the collective.

 

In single player, auto-hover by default will maintain pitch, roll, yaw and collective, reducing the work load to zero, so the player can switch to the co-pilot/weapons officer.

[exil]

Ah, and i thought i was stupid! ;)

 

Thanks for clarification!

[fjacobsen]

I think the devs has mentioned that this might change, so that in SP Yaw also might be controlled in auto-hover.

[exil]

That would work for me!

[Home Fries]

For single player autohover, I'd be fine with "FBW pedals" where autopilot kept you pointed in a direction and pedals just told the autopilot where you wanted to point.

[exil]

+1

[Home Fries]

I just thought of something else with the "FBW pedals:"

 

If you use pedals to point, then when coming out of hover you need to be able to match your pedal to the A/P before releasing the hover button. Perhaps this could be done while holding down the hover key/button (which just releases the FBW A/P), and then releasing the key/button puts you back into regular flying mode.

 

For example:

 

1. press A to enter hover mode, at which point the pedals just change direction and the A/P controls counter-torque.
   
2. When you want to exit hover mode, press and hold A, and while holding A use the pedals to match the autopilot's pedal setting.
   
3. Release A once your pedals are matched up, and you are in regular flight mode again.
   

EDIT: Another thought:

Even though some people don't use the control indicator, it's pretty much a necessity to match with the pedals and collective to the A/P before returning to normal flight. Perhaps holding down the hover key/button could also force the control indicator while it is held so that people can match settings without having to separately enable the indicator. For people who have the indicator on by default, nothing would change.

Edited October 5, 2016 by Home Fries