Been a wheel, what have you learned?

[Mt5_Roie]

So it's been a week since the Huey came out. Sort of an anniversery of sorts. I figured it would be a good time to reflect on the last week and see what we've learned.

 

I've come a long way since my first flights. I can land the heli without killing the pilots about 80% of the time now. I"m getting better at actually placing my landings where I want them. I can do the start up procedure fairly quick now too. I ca place rockets and guns on target nicely.

 

I still need work on transistion from hover to forward flight, but I'm getting there.

 

It's been a fun week. So how have you guys improved?

 

 

UPDATE: Just realized I called it a wheel instead of a week...my mind is going crazy.

Edited May 7, 2013 by roiegat

[Vlerkies]

Nice!

 

Yeah its been a fantastic learning experience and I am still enjoying the challenge.

I have spent 99% of the time just on take-offs/hover/circuit/landings. Been to the shooting range once or twice for kicks, and flew wess's quick mission and the first campaign mission.

 

My controlled flight has stabilized considerably, not nearly as much yawing or pendulum type effect.

Getting pretty good at hovering and air taxiíng myself all over the airport for kicks, and following anything else that is taxi'ing so I have a moving target to manage my control a bit better.

Take-offs are fine. Landing still need more work but do-able, just can't hit the bullseye all the time. At the beginning landing was like signing a death warrant :)

Much easier to land it on the run with a bit of a slide.

 

Yeah but great fun

[Sundowner.pl]

I think this will sum it up nicely:

 

 

:D

[Mt5_Roie]

I think this will sum it up nicely:

 

 

:D

 

Nice. I have a huge collection of crash photos from my landing attempts as well.

[FZG_Immel]

what I learned can be seen in this thread/track

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=105765

[Fuzzy_bear]

All the last 10 hours of Huey flight has taught me is:

1)I have tons of patience

2)I know nothing

3)I can't fly a Huey and land it safely more than half the time.

4)The enemy will get me before I get him!

5)The map needs more vor, vortac, tacan's and ndb's with freq's for easy refrence not codes I need to go search

[TurboHog]

Well, Belsimtek pulled me over the line and I've got pedals now. Just did my first flight with pedals and man what a difference! Still have to get used to it though as I'm twisting my joystick about most of the time. What I've learned (mostly without rudders though):

 

- Hover (taxi)

- Transition into FF (good results with pedals, a disaster without)

- Forward flight

- Turns and combat turns

- U-turns to the left

- All avionics and their use

- Weapon usage

- VRS is a b*tch

- So is retreating blade stall

- Landing

- Autorotation (usually skid slide)

- Crashing

[BIGNEWY]

I learnt that ground effect can save your life lol

 

been doing everything, I am really pleased with the HUEY and looking forward to seeing more during the beta - finished product stage.

Edited May 7, 2013 by BIGNEWY

[joey45]

I learnt I need more practice.

[Cowboy10uk]

well, lets see,

 

I can hit the enemy, most of the time, They sadly also hit me quite often.

I can survive autorotation 45% of the time.

my Hovering leaves a lot to be desired, but it stays roughly in a half mile box ;)

Since today only, ive finally managed to survive more than 2 landing attempts one after the other.

Oh and I cant judge landing distances for toffee. Im either too long, too short or stop 50ft in the air.

 

Altogether what have I learnt, I cant wait for the next Belsimtek module.

 

Despite all the frustractions, the sleepless nights, the hrs shouting at my controls, this is by far the best sim experience I have ever had.

 

Cowboy10uk

[Mt5_Roie]

Altogether what have I learnt, I cant wait for the next Belsimtek module.

 

Despite all the frustractions, the sleepless nights, the hrs shouting at my controls, this is by far the best sim experience I have ever had.

 

Cowboy10uk

 

Amen to this. I've been a fixed wing sim guy for a decade an a half. Always liked heli's just never flew them. I own the Ka-50, but don't fly it as often and haven't learned it as well as I know the A-10C. They Huey is the perfect combination for me to love. It's easy to learn to start, huge learning curve to learn to fly well, and realistic. Plus the fact that my dad flew in them adds a historical aspect to it.

[Vlerkies]

my Hovering leaves a lot to be desired, but it stays roughly in a half mile box ;)

:megalol:

With you on that one :joystick: ,,, aaargghHHH

:D

 

Its gets better all of a sudden rather quickly though, got that one taped now.

Edited May 7, 2013 by Vlerkies

[yallu]

You have to fly this aircraft like having an uncooked well oiled egg stuck in your ass. Squeeze too much and your having an internal omelette, squeeze too little and somebody's gotta clean the floor - and the knickers...

 

That's what I've learnt so far...

[Grenadey]

You have to fly this aircraft like having an uncooked well oiled egg stuck in your ass. Squeeze too much and your having an internal omelette, squeeze too little and somebody's gotta clean the floor - and the knickers...

 

That's what I've learnt so far...

That's one of the best descriptions of flying the Huey I've ever seen! :)

[jay43]

Err helicopters don't fly the same way as planes do and for the moment landing does tend to be in a great ball of fire well 3 out of 5 landings turn out that way plus the constant over shooting my intended spot.