Landing on FARP

[GuntiNDDS]

Hey everyone.

 

I was wondering if someone feels like sharing some tipps for landing on a FARP.

 

 

 

[Frazer]

I see that many people land with their nose streight towards the farb or landing area. Thing is though, not like many other helicopter types, you can not see a darn thing.

 

What I do is fly towards the farb with around 25 degrees nose off to the right. Then you can look forward/down to see where you are going. Will provide a track later.

 

btw, lmao at that picture :D

[Griffin]

What Frazer said. I usually land with a left slide of up to 45 degrees because the left door window is large. Don't forget to trim and start slowing down in time.

[L4key]

I get to a stable hover about 10m above the ground just off and 45 degrees (as the above posters said) to the side of the pad and nose forward slowly and slightly to the side.

 

It helps to be as low as possible when close to the FARP so you can see it, but approach from the side with no buildings/vehicles!

 

As soon as you touch down, even if it is a bit bumpy, kill (re-centre) all the trim to avoid falling over!

[CAT_101st]

I do the sme thing. but you can also land comming straight in. If you have Tir or FT this will work for you. Just sit slightly higher in your seet loonik over the nose keep the fare edge of the landing pad just above the nose. You shuld only see the back edge and corners of the pad. this will bring you all the way into the middle of the pad. It takes alot of pratic to get it right. :pilotfly: :doh: I like the PIC LOL

[Frazer]

Little track

 

Track IR helps a lot (I can't live without it :D)

Farb_Landing.trk

[GuntiNDDS]

Thanks. Good tipps with the 45 degree offset. gonna try that.

 

also downloading track now. thanks for providing it :D

[ARM505]

Into wind helps too - I've seen some people try it downwind, it makes it noticeably harder.

[GuntiNDDS]

lol. nice track ^^.

 

:thumbup:

[Prophet4no1]

I come in at an angle like the others, but also open the door when I get close. Makes it a lot easier to see the ground and the pad.

[Frazer]

I come in at an angle like the others, but also open the door when I get close. Makes it a lot easier to see the ground and the pad.

 

It's a way ofcourse, but not something they will do in real life ;)

[Prophet4no1]

Once my TrackIR shows up, I may not have to do that any more.

[Scooternutz]

Check the wind direction and land into the head wind if possible. Coming at an offset is absolutely the way it is done. Landed on a pitching deck many times and was almost always at an offset to get a safe view. In a high wind the airframe is going to want to line up with the slip so be prepared for rudder shift at touchdown.

[159th_Falcon]

Hell,

even commercial airline

pilots come in side-slipping to get an better view of the runway:D:D:music_whistling:

[GuntiNDDS]

^^

[talisman]

I will somtimes use the same technique as landing on ships, come abeam to the pad and then sideslip onto the pad.

[power5]

No idea how those airliners tires dont rip off on those landings. My BS tires do when I am just a bit out of whack on my landings.

 

I use the OP technique with much success. Crew chief should be happy and not complain. In today's world economies he is lucky to have a job.

 

Edit, oops wrong thread. Oh well.

Edited December 28, 2010 by power5

[Heli Shed]

I will somtimes use the same technique as landing on ships, come abeam to the pad and then sideslip onto the pad.

 

You do? Well, I'd like to see that sometime ole boy. Drop on by the office sometime huh?

 

'T':pilotfly:

[joey45]

I normaly close my eyes and hope for the best.. you know what they say

"any landing you can walk/crawl/get carried/live* away from is a good landing"

 

*delete not applicable

 

Back OT. I normaly slid like the others

 

[talisman]

You do? Well, I'd like to see that sometime ole boy. Drop on by the office sometime huh?

 

'T':pilotfly:

 

I shall indeed - no doubt. I should be flying lots more in the next week or so. Then ill probably need re-training from the start :P

 

Dont expect me to be any goot it though, more likely to get caught up in the rigging.

Edited December 29, 2010 by talisman

[greemspsype]

Landing on FARP

 

dont be sure that all this list will come.many of them say they coming and in the end they dont. many times its just rumors like it was with Britney Spears