AH-64D Flight School (w/ video tutorials)

[kgillers3]

35 minutes ago, Mr. Wilson said:

 

on mi 24 and ka 50 I fly without a pedal trimer, for this I first turn it off in the settings and I wanted to do the same in Apache

The only option I’m aware of that accomplishes something similar to what you want is the ffb option, third option on the drop down in the special menu for the pedals

[admiki]

Apache does not have trim setting for pedals only.

Only way to disable it is by going into FMC and disabling yaw channel

[bradmick]

7Jan23: Added Climbs, Descents and Turns

[corbu1]

Hello @bradmick

Do you consider adding combat maneuvers and/or weapons tactics vid’s to your flight school series? Would love that 

[bradmick]

3 hours ago, corbu1 said:

Hello @bradmick

Do you consider adding combat maneuvers and/or weapons tactics vid’s to your flight school series? Would love that 

Nope. These are topics that I won’t be addressing. There are others that have covered these items pretty well already, the gap was in the basics, so that’s what I’m sticking to here. 

[corbu1]

vor 2 Stunden schrieb bradmick:

Nope. These are topics that I won’t be addressing. There are others that have covered these items pretty well already, the gap was in the basics, so that’s what I’m sticking to here. 

Ok, thanks! 
That‘s fine. Yes, others did already and their efforts are really appreciated!

[bradmick]

7Jan23: Added Limited Power Takeoff

[Mr. Wilson]

В 06.01.2023 в 10:48, admiki сказал:

Apache does not have trim setting for pedals only.

Only way to disable it is by going into FMC and disabling yaw channel

understood thanks

[skypickle]

Thank you for your detailed instruction. I am a little confused about the difference between the level acceleration takeoff and the limited power takeoff. In both cases you raise the helo to a hover and accelerate to about 50 knots and then pull the cyclic to get a max endurance climb at 500 ft/min. So how are they different? If your 'limited power' is less than the torque needed for an IGE hover on the perf page, you won't be able to take off. I would think that in these conditions, a rolling takeoff would be more effective as you could reach translational lift at the lower torque setting that limited power restricts you to.

[bradmick]

The key difference between the level acceleration takeoff and limited power takeoff is power. In the level acceleration there’s no power restriction, in the limited power there is a power restriction. The procedures are the same except you don’t have any additional power to pull during the takeoff run.

 

Said another way, with the level acceleration you pull a minimum of 10% torque above your hover power to accelerate and climb, in the limited power you likely don’t have that power, and thus are limited to your hover power, or you have a very small power margin to pull. And as I said in the beginning of the limited power video, you don’t have a suitable surface to perform a rolling takeoff, so you have to perform the takeoff from a hover.

Edited January 8, 2023 by bradmick

[bradmick]

20Jul23: Added Pitch Attitudes and NVS Techniques

[placsea]

I highly recommend Brad's latest video on pitch attitudes as it is at least in my opinion the cornerstone of enjoying the Apache especially if you don't have the luxury of friends to gun for you. Using George effectively is a busy task, apart from playing with the TSD you are constantly whipping your head around getting him slaved around looking for targets, cycling through listed targets and then peeking at the TADS to get a picture of the area all while keeping control of the helicopter is pretty full on. Having the helicopter trimmed properly lets you forget about the controls then when finished with finding targets, your back on the controls exactly where you left off. This means you get to avoid the 'oh crap, I slowed down 30 kts and ballooned up or that slight bank progressed into a big one and you have to recover with big control inputs and where were those targets again??? everything outside looks different'.

Great stuff as usual Brad, thanks. 

 

[bradmick]

22Jan23: Added Things to Avoid and Maneuvering

[bradmick]

2Feb22: Added Slope Landing

[giullep]

I'd like to do a mission at least once in which if I switch from pilot to gunner and vice versa, the helicopter remains stable.. instead every time the helicopter goes crazy and starts spinning like crazy.. and I crash..It's possible that every time I switch from one role to another the helicopter starts spinning and I lose control..

I would like to switch from one role to another in the mission but instead this leads me to crash every time.. what must be done to be able to do it unscathed?

[0414 Wee Neal]

30 minutes ago, giullep said:

I'd like to do a mission at least once in which if I switch from pilot to gunner and vice versa, the helicopter remains stable.. instead every time the helicopter goes crazy and starts spinning like crazy.. and I crash..It's possible that every time I switch from one role to another the helicopter starts spinning and I lose control..

I would like to switch from one role to another in the mission but instead this leads me to crash every time.. what must be done to be able to do it unscathed?

I would make sure your settings do not include sync cockpit controls........

 

That may help?

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[giullep]

22 minuti fa, 0414 Wee Neal ha scritto:

I would make sure your settings do not include sync cockpit controls.

no unflagged...thx

[0414 Wee Neal]

3 hours ago, giullep said:

no unflagged...thx

Coud be some dual control bindings in CG and Pilot?

 

[giullep]

I configured the controls for both, but I don't understand if as a gunner I'm stable in hovering to launch missiles (I use George to have speed 0), because when I go back to the pilot I start to turn?

[bradmick]

18Feb23: Added LMC video

[elchacal]

Great stuff, very useful to learn to fly the Apache. Thank you!

[Chic]

Hey bradmick, thanks for your time on various forums draggin us through the innards of the Apache.  Been most helpful.

I still struggle a bit with pin point landings, particularly during daytime,  due to cockpit "walls" obscuring the ground view .  I've played around with daytime PVNS but it is unreliable in my hands.  If I just have to adapt my spatial awareness, then so be it.  Was just wondering if you have  any tips in this regard.

[bradmick]

20Apr23: Added "What you should be doing..." video

[bradmick]

23Apr23: Added "My method of using the trim..."

 

Note: I used Instant Trim in this video because I forgot I had switched from Central Position trimmer mode to do a compare/contrast video at some point. I decided to just roll with it because I had already hit record. My brain took a little while to adapt to how Instant Trim handles versus Central Position, but the work flow would still be the same except I would be letting go of the stick to allow it to recenter immediately after pressing the force trim button.

 

Also, I got really tired of trying to type all of this out, because it kept getting miscontstrued or viewed through an absolutist lens. Hopefully this clears some things up.

Edited April 23, 2023 by bradmick

[Cato]

@bradmickWould love to see you do a walk around video of the exterior of the Apache. Talk about all the features and things you look at before you go fly. I'm really enjoying watching your videos on this amazing module.