FishBike Posted October 13, 2013 Posted October 13, 2013 I'm having a very difficult time landing the Mi-8 on unpaved surfaces. What seems to happen is no matter how little sideways motion I have, and how gently I touch down, it will suddenly bounce violently after the wheels touch down. Often one side does this before the other, tipping the helicopter over rather quickly. When landing on a paved surface, it doesn't seem to do that. Is this a problem with pilot technique? A bug? The Mi-8 should not be landed on dirt? 1
Cibit Posted October 13, 2013 Posted October 13, 2013 I think you need to come out of transational flight into a hover before touching down. I also find it useful to have the handbrake on when touching down;) i5 8600k@5.2Ghz, Asus Prime A Z370, 32Gb DDR4 3000, GTX1080 SC, Oculus Rift CV1, Modded TM Warthog Modded X52 Collective, Jetseat, W10 Pro 64 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Adding JTAC Guide //My Vid's//229th AHB
wolle Posted October 13, 2013 Posted October 13, 2013 I am having the same difficulties, glad you bring this up. Although with some practice and "tricks" like those mentioned by cibit you can minimize the difficulties. Nevertheless, I have the feeling that the wheels-mechanics and rolling motion on ground of the Hip is not yet modeled well. This reminds me of the early P51D betas, when rolling the Mustang on the ground (i.e. taxiing) was a near impossibility... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Intel Core I7 4820K @4.3 GHz, Asus P9X79 motherboard, 16 GB RAM @ 933 MHz, NVidia GTX 1070 with 8 GB VRAM, Windows 10 Pro
dahui Posted October 14, 2013 Posted October 14, 2013 you have to remember, that there are a few tons who are pressing on three small points, when you land. so even in a dry green surface, the wheels will sink 5-10cm (i know this from the SuperPuma in the RW) So you have to have a clean and nice hover, before you touch down and the, after you are a little bit on the ground, release the collective quick to zero. i have no problems to land. i will post a track, if you want... but you have to wait until tomorrow...
lmp Posted October 14, 2013 Posted October 14, 2013 I also find it useful to have the handbrake on when touching down;) I use a Saitek Throttle Quadrant and it has detents on the lower edges of the lever ranges. If you pull a lever past the detent, the quadrant registers that as a button click. Normally you use it to turn on reversers etc. In the Mi-8 I have the wheel breaks assigned there so I can quickly stop the helicopter after touchdown :).
dahui Posted October 14, 2013 Posted October 14, 2013 I use a Saitek Throttle Quadrant and it has detents on the lower edges of the lever ranges. If you pull a lever past the detent, the quadrant registers that as a button click. Normally you use it to turn on reversers etc. In the Mi-8 I have the wheel breaks assigned there so I can quickly stop the helicopter after touchdown :). i have it on the X52 stick... on the lower front button, where you have the small finger, when you hold the stick, with the whole hand
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