Ben149 Posted March 4, 2022 Posted March 4, 2022 Okay, holding patterns make sense in a plane, but what are they used for in a helicopter? I know with heavy/hot and humid you can't get in an OGE hover, but is that the only thing they're used for? I saw those in the Quick start guide and wondered...
ED Team Raptor9 Posted March 4, 2022 ED Team Posted March 4, 2022 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Ben149 said: Okay, holding patterns make sense in a plane, but what are they used for in a helicopter? I know with heavy/hot and humid you can't get in an OGE hover, but is that the only thing they're used for? I saw those in the Quick start guide and wondered... Those are listed in the Radio Navigation section, so it's referencing flying under instruments meteorological conditions, including holding over an NDB. You never want to attempt to hover in the clouds. That's tantamount to suicide. Hovering also burns a lot more gas than flying with moderate forward airspeed. Edited March 4, 2022 by Raptor9 2 Afterburners are for wussies...hang around the battlefield and dodge tracers like a man. DCS Rotor-Head
LooseSeal Posted March 4, 2022 Posted March 4, 2022 I think... essentially the same thing as a fixed-wing. Somehow I can't imagine a majority of us sticking to the 'rules' but it's good to know, I guess. Casmo has a lengthy explanation of helicopter airfield operations here: - i7-7700k - 32GB DDR4 2400Mhz - GTX 1080 8GB - Installed on SSD - TM Warthog DCS Modules - A-10C; M-2000C; AV8B; F/A-18C; Ka-50; FC-3; UH-1H; F-5E; Mi-8; F-14; Persian Gulf; NTTR
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