frachy Posted March 19, 2022 Posted March 19, 2022 Set "Cyclic Trimmer Mode" to "Central Position Trimmer Mode" in AH-64 Special Setup. Assign a joystick button to "Force Trim/Hold Mode. R/Up" . Enter game, before moving the joystick, Press the assigned button above. sloooowly increase the collective, and you get to go. 1
Kifter1983 Posted March 19, 2022 Posted March 19, 2022 I also found it very helpful to de-saturate the collective axis (Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS) as I was finding the collective very twitchy and sensitive. If you're finding that you're easily stalling the main rotor out, or hitting 130% torque and your throttle hasn't even traversed it's full mechanical range then you might consider doing this too. To do this you'll need to axis tune your collective axis in the games control settings, ensure it is a slider with the check box, now reduce the Y axis range. I used a value of 80% and found that much more comfortable. Note that this will effectively limit how much collective you can pull using your mechanical throttle axis, but I believe this is a worthwhile sacrifice for controllability as I don't think pilots IRL would be hammering the components of the helicopter by pulling extreme collective unless it was exceptional emergency circumstances. 2
Kifter1983 Posted March 19, 2022 Posted March 19, 2022 Sorry, a bit off topic - just thought I'd share another tip. Have a look at this video which shows how you can setup a shift button on your hotas in DCS (no external software required) so you can double up the functionality of your other HOTAS buttons. The Apache has a lot of RL buttons, so this really helps to make the most of your HOTAS: Wags also did a great video highlighting all the important controls that should be mapped for quick access:
Nevyn Posted March 19, 2022 Posted March 19, 2022 (edited) I just added some friction to my WH throttle and that made it less twitchy. I have the 3d printed detent installed which stops at 101 without adjusting curves which leaves me with the full range and if I need more power I just push past the detent. Edited March 19, 2022 by Nevyn
crispy12 Posted March 19, 2022 Posted March 19, 2022 4 hours ago, Kifter1983 said: I also found it very helpful to de-saturate the collective axis (Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS) as I was finding the collective very twitchy and sensitive. If you're finding that you're easily stalling the main rotor out, or hitting 130% torque and your throttle hasn't even traversed it's full mechanical range then you might consider doing this too. To do this you'll need to axis tune your collective axis in the games control settings, ensure it is a slider with the check box, now reduce the Y axis range. I used a value of 80% and found that much more comfortable. Note that this will effectively limit how much collective you can pull using your mechanical throttle axis, but I believe this is a worthwhile sacrifice for controllability as I don't think pilots IRL would be hammering the components of the helicopter by pulling extreme collective unless it was exceptional emergency circumstances. i dont think its a good idea to limit your collective... maybe put a curve instead
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