'Ribbon on a stick' mod for Huey

[jaxx_za]

My biggest challenge with the Huey at present is judging horizontal speed while hovering out of sight of the ground.

 

Been watching a few DCS Gazelle videos, and found that ribbon on a stick attached to the windscreen extremely helpful in this regard.

 

Anyone know of a mod to add the ribbon on a stick found in the Gazelle to the Huey?

 

Just thought I'd ask. And thanks in advance.

 

 

 

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[joey45]

No, as it's part of the model.

[Chic]

Had me all jacked up there for a minute. Thought the OP was actually offering such a mod.

[Cibit]

I find it hard to imagine a situation where I would be hovering without visual reference?

[Gizzy]

I’ve never heard of any such mod.

 

 

In the 70’s helicopters with minimum technical equipment were often used for static position observation duties in NI beaming video footage of events to command above the range of small arms fire for long periods of time (as against overt or covert target surveillance which uses different techniques)

 

 

A technique that works for me in the Huey at height above small arms effectiveness is to scan the ASI, VVI, & AI until static level flight indicated with zero airspeed then keep adding a little pitch until you have to use left rudder to keep directionally aligned and then you are not far off zero airspeed. Switch to left seat look through the lower screen panels and line up a part of the aircraft with a spot on the ground to assess drift over time. One of the rudder pedals aligned to a ground mark works well.

 

 

If you wish to do something else at this stage – Maps, Guns, coffee etc use the other pilot (AutoPilot)

 

 

Over sea it will be more difficult, if at all possible to maintain a true static hover over a period of time but this is true in RL.

 

 

Any higher, as Cib says, it is difficult to envisage such an operational situation.

Edited November 21, 2016 by Gizzy

[USSInchon]

I just look out the window, pick an object to reference, and adjust to counter any movement. I hardly even look a the string in the Gazelle.

[hansangb]

This is one area (among many) where VR excels. I can't tell you how much easier it is to fly helo's when you can "feel' the speed and altitude.

[Pocket Sized]

IRL those ribbons are used for coordination in forward flight, much like the slip/skid ball.

 

In a hover, wind from the rotors would probably drown out any lateral movement of the ribbon sadly.

[jmijnen]

Gliders use them as slip indicators, we don't use the ball :>

 

src: google

[jaxx_za]

Apologies for the misleading title. I've downloaded a few sea port assets for practice, and find it a little difficult to judge whether I'm still moving forward or have come to a full stop when approaching at low speed for landing. This is despite having the pad somewhat in view.

 

Watched a few Gazelle videos, and the tape seems to flop down at 0 horizontal speed - which I thought would be quite handy.

 

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