Co-ordinated Flight

[Tango]

Hi,

 

For some reason, I was oblivious to the slip indicator until it was mentioned and pointed out to me (despite looking for it when I first got the sim!!!). I feel quite silly. :helpsmilie:

 

Anyways.... now I know where it is, I noticed something about a flight charateristic of the sim. It requires far more right torque input to fly straight at 250 km/h indicated than I thought it would (to be exact, I wasn't expecting any would be required).

 

Why is this??? :huh:

 

To test: establish at 250 km/h with a full load-out at 1000 meters, and with the slip-indicator centralized. I can't fly level without this right torque input.

 

I also need pedals as much as I need FreeTrack.

 

Best regards,

Tango.

[Weta43]

See this :

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=611222&postcount=3

[Tango]

Hi,

 

Thanks, but it doesn't quite answer the question: why so much torque input to fly co-ordinated (according to the in-sim turn co-ordinator)?

 

I understand the tendency to want to roll, but I'm talking about co-ordinated flight (not the same thing).

 

Unless of course, the slight roll tendency also affects the yaw tendency, but I can't see how due to other aerodynamic forces at work. The fact the upper rotor wants to roll the aircraft due to the turning moment, I can't see the relation to yaw???? Unless it is because the rotor is further away, offset further to the side, and the angular momentum is somehow amplified due to gyroscopic effect?

 

The fact that right torque input is required points to the upper rotor (unless the tail is significantly heavier than the nose?!).

 

Best regards,

Tango.

Edited January 8, 2009 by Tango

[Frederf]

Some factors that people have mentioned is the HDG HOLD autopilot channel which holds headings and doesn't do yaw damping like a Western AP and wind.

 

Try the HDG HOLD ap channel deactivated and flying directly to/away from the wind direction to eliminate those factors.