what does decent-mode do ?

[GuntiNDDS]

did some forum search, but didnt really find an explanation of what it does, and when it should be used.

 

thanks for clarifications :D

 

 

got game today :) Great simulation, and performance is much better than I expected. :thumbup:

[glottis]

When in an auto-hover (and therefore with Altitude Hold ON), pressing and holding descent button makes you descend :) You just go down whilst it's held. You need to be careful using it to land, as the autopilot doesn't function properly at a certain height (4m maybe?) off of the ground.

[GuntiNDDS]

i see :D thanks :P

will give it a try tommorow.

[nemises]

it's used to desend while in a hove at a safe rate.

It is exceptionally dangerous to decend when in a hover because of the risk of entering a vortex ring state (also called settling with power)...this effect will essentially "suck" you towards the ground if you decend faster than about 5m/sec when stationary, or moving slowly.

 

Decent mode will decend you at 2m/sec , so is a safe (if a little slow) way of doing it in "hands off" mode.

[WynnTTr]

When in an auto-hover (and therefore with Altitude Hold ON), pressing and holding descent button makes you descend :) You just go down whilst it's held. You need to be careful using it to land, as the autopilot doesn't function properly at a certain height (4m maybe?) off of the ground.

The AP's disengage at around this height, so be sure to turn them back on if you don't want to land.

[Frederf]

I thought while you held the descent position of the switch in the descent mode position (it's spring loaded) that you would descend until 4m at which point it would just not descend any more.

 

The real Ka-50 doesn't just turn off the autopilot if you try to use descent mode to descent through 4m altitude, it just has a floor that keeps the hover at 4m min. Turning off the AP automatically because you are "too low" would not be safe aircraft design :p

[Hobnail]

did some forum search, but didnt really find an explanation of what it does, and when it should be used.

 

thanks for clarifications :D

 

 

got game today :) Great simulation, and performance is much better than I expected. :thumbup:

 

Also check 6-22 of the flight manual...Just remember that forum searches, whilst now very advanced, have not made RTFM obsolete.

[slug88]

I thought while you held the descent position of the switch in the descent mode position (it's spring loaded) that you would descend until 4m at which point it would just not descend any more.

 

The real Ka-50 doesn't just turn off the autopilot if you try to use descent mode to descent through 4m altitude, it just has a floor that keeps the hover at 4m min. Turning off the AP automatically because you are "too low" would not be safe aircraft design :p

 

This is how it currently works in game.

[WynnTTr]

I thought while you held the descent position of the switch in the descent mode position (it's spring loaded) that you would descend until 4m at which point it would just not descend any more.

 

The real Ka-50 doesn't just turn off the autopilot if you try to use descent mode to descent through 4m altitude, it just has a floor that keeps the hover at 4m min. Turning off the AP automatically because you are "too low" would not be safe aircraft design :p

ah thanks for the clarification. Never tried to hover at that altitude. Either I'm landing or taking off.

[CE_Mikemonster]

I have to admit i've never used any of the AP 'features' like this (including FD), apart from Turn on Target, and even then not very often. It seems that as a quite casual simmer the fairly unique ones like Descent Mode get forgotten (it's not mapped on my HOTAS) and fall by the wayside.

I know that we should all fly the BS like the real pilots but I suppose unfortunately without the training we sort of slip into what we need, rather than what we should.. lol (Hope i'm not alone).

[Smoky]

For me it's just about what I practice using. The more of the Ka's feature set that you take advantage of, the more you find the helicopter works with you. The Ka also helps one to fly very, very smoothly if you take advantage of these systems. Eg., using auto-descent gives you one less thing to worry about while you're bobbing around, taking cover, and targeting.

[AlphaOneSix]

This is how it currently works in game.

 

Not correct. If you are in a stable hover with hover hold engaged above 4m altitude, and you press and hold the DESCENT switch, you will descend to 4m and stop. No autopilot modes should disengage. You should stay at your hover, it will just not go below 4m. If you have had a different experience, please provide more details and a track so we can see what may be going wrong.

[slug88]

Not correct. If you are in a stable hover with hover hold engaged above 4m altitude, and you press and hold the DESCENT switch, you will descend to 4m and stop. No autopilot modes should disengage. You should stay at your hover, it will just not go below 4m. If you have had a different experience, please provide more details and a track so we can see what may be going wrong.

 

That's what I meant :)

[Lav69]

I know that we should all fly the BS like the real pilots but I suppose unfortunately without the training we sort of slip into what we need, rather than what we should.. lol (Hope i'm not alone).

 

You are not alone bud. :)