[simpits-tech] Helicopter in FS2004

[Roy Coates]

On Thu, 23 Oct 2003, Matt Bailey wrote:

> 	I remember when I first started flying helos in X-Plane (back in 5.3x) I was
> like "GOOD GRIEF this is hard, I'll never learn it! How does anyone fly these
> things?!?!" After a number of sessions of what seemed like no progress, I was
> eventually fairly comfortable with them. Then version 5.6x came along and the
> things were even more unstable! "Ahhhh no way!" But before long I was flying
> them ok again. Of course, that's not to say I'm a competent helo sim pilot by
> any means. :) I can get them off the ground, travel in the general direction
> of where I want to go (with the helo pointed more or less the direction I
> happen to be going) and get them back on the ground within a few feet of a
> specified point without cracking the runway pavement. :)
> 	Any time I try another sim that has helicopters I find them ridiculously
> easy. There's just no comparison. In X-Plane there is NO hands-off. I've
> heard an R/C helicopter pilot mention this about the models, said when flying
> R/C helicopters there is no "relaxing" like with the planes, you're on your
> toes 100% of the time.
>

I'd agree 100% with that, and having flown the real thing too - x-plane is
easy!  ;)

It does seem impossible at first, but try try and try again. Practice is
the key.

Roy.