Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 Trying to understand the difference between the two. A-LShift vs. T-LAlt I notice that when I use Hover ON/OFF, altititude stabilization also turns on. But when I turn off Hover, the altitude stabilization remains. Is this a bug in the simulation or is it normal in a real KA-50? Thanks.
tusler Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 (edited) Trying to understand the difference between the two. A-LShift vs. T-LAlt I notice that when I use Hover ON/OFF, altititude stabilization also turns on. But when I turn off Hover, the altitude stabilization remains. Is this a bug in the simulation or is it normal in a real KA-50? Thanks. In order to gain 20% authority over collective pitch I can see why it is necessary to automatically turn on altitude stabilization, after all we are trying to get a stable hover and not drift down to the ground or climb a bunch while focused on searching for targets. I suspect that altitude stabilization staying on is a safety feature in case auto hover gets knocked out or shuts down due to electrical malfunction Think like this, it may not be a big deal if you drift horizontally but it will be a Hugh deal if you drift down into a bunch of tree's. Edited December 17, 2008 by tusler Ask Jesus for Forgiveness before you takeoff :pilotfly:! PC=Win 10 HP 64 bit, Gigabyte Z390, Intel I5-9600k, 32 gig ram, Nvidia 2060 Super 8gig video. TM HOTAS WARTHOG with Saitek Pedals
Prophet Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 Yeah it was discussed already. So the alt hold uses a rotor break to hold the alt. Say you happened to change the position of the collective during hover. Your alt didnt actually change because of the 20% authority of alt hold. But then you turn off hover, if alt hold went with it you risk putting yourself in settling power.
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