Rookie pilot track - proud moment

[kraszus]

OK...I bought Blackshark at launch but never was able to master it. Couldn't get my head round trimming...guess I played fixed wing sims for too long.

 

Anyway, I came back to BS a few days ago and bought myself a new Thrustmaster T.Flight Hotas X controller to replace my Saitek AV8R. Well, I immediatley noticed a big difference in my ability to control the aircraft. After 3 or 4 days of a couple of hours each day I have finally run one session where i made the aircraft do what I wanted it to do.

 

I was so pleased with the result that I thought I'd share with other rookie pilots.

 

Basically, I wanted to take off the runway, flight to the bridge ahead, circle the bridge a couple of times, and come back in and land on the runway.

 

Of course, this is nothing to you experienced flyers out there, but it was a big deal to me when i finally did it :D

 

Now to learn some of the finer points of flying as I'm still a little clumsy as you will see from the track.

 

PS. Not sure what was going on with the landing - craft kept drifting and I had to keep correcting...crosswind maybe?

 

PPS. Flying with FD on as I find this easier for now.

save2.trk

[nemises]

congrats!...

 

Having FD on will make it a lot harder to hover / hold a staqble heading as you no longer have the advantage of a pitch/roll/ heading hold.

 

Have you tried the "press and hold" trim button method... you get the same results as having FD on, but only while you have the trimmer pressed and held...when you "button off" the trimmer, the holds all come back on.

 

Only "press and hold" when you are making changes to heading / speed etc..., and release when you are happy with your current heading or turn rate.

 

is a nice comprimise between press-press-press and FD.

 

course it means you need an iron thumb (or whatever finger you use to trim)

[Frazer]

Great that you don't give up on BS kraszus, keep it that way! :thumbup:

What I noticed is that you barely, if at all, use rudders. I would like to point that flying ahead and making turns becomes easier if you use rudder. Basically, that means right rudder in a right turn, left rudder in a left turn and also some amount of right rudder once you fly forward (the more speed the more rudder input). Check the "drift ball" below the artificial horizon instrument to see if you are drifting or not.

 

Another point, which you recognized your self already, try to keep your inputs as smooth and gentle as possible. Personally I think using the trim on this learning stage is not adviced. Learn to fly stable first before using trimmers as they only can bring confusion.

 

I think starting to fly with FD is a good decision. Then you really learn to know the shark and you will recognize what the AP system is doing with the controls later on.

 

For now you are on a good way. Keep giving yourself challenges and become more and more strickt on yourself over time. Every time you achieve your goal, no matter how little or big it is, it will give you another "proud moment"! :thumbup: