Istari6 Posted October 26, 2024 Posted October 26, 2024 Just learning the UH-1H. It's my first helicopter after 7-8 years of fixed-wing aircraft in DCS. So I'm learning all about helicopter flight in general, including new concepts like mast bumping, autorotation and the dreaded VRS :(. I've come across some YouTube videos demonstrating the Vuichard Technique for getting out of VRS. Basically it seems you go hard lateral cyclic and opposite anti-torque pedal to sideslip out of the developing vortex ring. Question is whether this is considered safe for the Huey to use? It seems like when you're getting into VRS, you're already starting to descend rapidly, creating a low-G state. Hard side cyclic in a low-G state seems to be the recipe for mast bumping in the Huey. So won't doing a Vuichard recovery risk mast bumping?
MAXsenna Posted October 26, 2024 Posted October 26, 2024 Just learning the UH-1H. It's my first helicopter after 7-8 years of fixed-wing aircraft in DCS. So I'm learning all about helicopter flight in general, including new concepts like mast bumping, autorotation and the dreaded VRS :(. I've come across some YouTube videos demonstrating the Vuichard Technique for getting out of VRS. Basically it seems you go hard lateral cyclic and opposite anti-torque pedal to sideslip out of the developing vortex ring. Question is whether this is considered safe for the Huey to use? It seems like when you're getting into VRS, you're already starting to descend rapidly, creating a low-G state. Hard side cyclic in a low-G state seems to be the recipe for mast bumping in the Huey. So won't doing a Vuichard recovery risk mast bumping? If you have the altitude and notice in time, it's very easy to get out of SRS with the update.Sent from my SM-A536B using Tapatalk
Dropship Pilot Posted October 26, 2024 Posted October 26, 2024 As far as I know, the Vuichard recovery is not implemented in DCS. But don't be afraid to simply try such things - it's a sim after all! (Or is it a game? ) Cheers, DSP 1
Istari6 Posted October 30, 2024 Author Posted October 30, 2024 Ok thanks guys. I think the Vuichard Recovery is just a piloting maneuver. So I don't think it has to be implemented per se, but perhaps the VRS recovery is already easy enough in the updated flight model that it's not necessary. 1
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