timmers

spot on! :)

sarc p gamer...or it could be that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing! :-) i want to fly these things as a simulation not an arcade game but thats me..other people want to get in on easy level and fly and whizz around. thats cool as well. i should have spent more time on chopper aerodynamics and how the thing actually works but i rushed in and posted before doing my homework. there is a staff member on the aerosoft forums that really BURNS people for stupid questions and really rubs people up the wrong way..but it works and things get solved mainly by the postee having to work it out for himself. NOT good for everybody.... and you are always going to get 'helpful' people in all works of life who want to 'help'...bless 'em...you just need to be able to sort the rubbish out from the good stuff...bit like wikipedia really! i agree with you that different forums would prob be good but would only be a microcosm of what we have now.. cheers s-pc-g

Thanks for replies. My technique was the issue I believe. I was probably increasing collective too gently after getting light on the skids so was probably being disrupted by ground effect. Perseverance is the key! Cheers!

Thanks for the replies. I come from a fixed wing background and sadly just cant get my head around trimming a chopper even after reading the threads on here....must be an age thing! ;-( I really dont want to use hover aid or whatever it is called because I like to do things properly whats the point of a sim otherwise? All the time and money that goes into making a great sim with 'lifelike' control of something i think needs to be worked on by the 'pilot' ...dont give up...make it work..it will come! The way I see it when lifting off...you get the skids light..apply more collective....adjust with cyclic and then trim? Fixed wings you trim for take off and then take off. With rotary...what are you actually trimming for? Wind, direction of travel after lift off? cheers :)

just after light on skids. HI! Brill sim....love it....but all night i cant lift off without the chopper moving backwards just after going light on the skids. Is this just Ground Effect? I have attempted desperately to apply forward cyclic (really gently) but still scoots off backwards! Have tried to use keyboard and X52 mapped but same effect. cheers timmers ---------- Post added at 11:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:09 PM ---------- As an afterthought as well...this issue occurs with auto hover on....so really strange?