Absolutely loved the video! Jeremy is so helpful with his videos and his input on the official MSFS forums. You asked great questions, really liked the instructor/student dynamic. Looking forward to the next video on Jeremy‘s channel.
I'm pretty decent at flying helos in the sims (learned on the DCS Huey). Definitely learned some new things and exercises to practice though! Both of your channels are terrific (been watching both for a while), and are now two of my favorites! Keep up the great work with the videos! :)
I'm going to have to give helicopters another go. I have tried previously but decided that I either didn't have enough coordination or have too much much coordination.
i thought his voice sounded familiar but when he said he would accept Xmas sausage and beer... i realized that your instructor is Bob Mackenzie from the Great White North!
Great video Nick. I was lucky enough to learn to fly helicopters in an AS350B3 (H125) on a 6 month job where we were paying 3 hr daily mins but only flying .5hr each day cause of weather in the mountains in a South American country with lax regulation enforcement. Had to use those 2.5hrs each day with duals in for something 🙂. The hardest thing about learning on the sim is just how much of that t/o, low-slow, and landing in the heli is done by feeling what the heli is doing through your seat which is an input the sim just doesn't give you. I find in the sim if I start thinking about what I'm trying to do I start over correcting and I have to take a breath, recover, take another deep breath and start again.
Yep, I totally get what you're saying. I can only imagine the kind of sensory input you would get from wind noises, engine vibrations, imbalance sensations ... the fact that one can get any kind of mastery at all in the sim is pretty astounding.
So it IS difficult! Thank goodness for that I thought it was just me. (To be fair 90% of it still is … but that’s beside the point)! Great video thanks.
Yep, but it gets easier with time. You could work on it for 10 hours and figure you're never going to get it, then you hit 15 hours and realize something is just starting to click. By 20, you really won't be thinking about it at all and wondering why it seemed so hard in the first place. But each little improvement is so rewarding, and opening up the world of helis is like getting into simming for the first time all over again.
Nice flying Nick! Love the detailed explanation! You mentioned that no assists are being used. Can you please share whether you use any sensitivity curves or configurations? Also, what hardware are you using for your cyclic, collective, and pedals?
Thank you for sharing, this is great stuff. I have a few questions. 1. Is the R66 a good heli to start with and learn, or is a smaller one like the Cabri G2 better, or just preference? 2. When taxing from parking to the runway or helipad, what is the preferred altitude (I see in this video you are higher than I saw other people do it) or is it just a range ?
I really like all the Robinsons for starting out. Not too powerful and great field of view. I'll defer to Jeremy for the taxiing altitude question, but my bet is that we'd typically be lower. I was moving around quite a bit as I transitioned in and out of ETL zones due to my inconsistent forward speed.
I can't say definitively as I never had a shorter stick. The one I use has a fairly long extension on it, which I would assume allows for more precise movements. But I know a lot of guys who are phenomenal heli pilots in the sim who use regular sticks.
These are the best two MSFS channels
Oh man ... you're awesome. Thanks! 😎
Thank for taking your time to do this
Great work Nick! The effort you've been putting in to learn helicopters is really showing!
Superb! This will help enormously! Thanks
Absolutely loved the video! Jeremy is so helpful with his videos and his input on the official MSFS forums. You asked great questions, really liked the instructor/student dynamic. Looking forward to the next video on Jeremy‘s channel.
Great video. Been on jeremys channel for a while now. Great teacher. I just wish his videos were longer!
More to come!
Thank you for this vid !
What a great video, thanks for making it!
Choosing a visual reference point at some distance is such a great tip!
I'm pretty decent at flying helos in the sims (learned on the DCS Huey). Definitely learned some new things and exercises to practice though! Both of your channels are terrific (been watching both for a while), and are now two of my favorites! Keep up the great work with the videos! :)
Thanks for being a part of the community, John. It's good to know I'm not (always) talking to myself!
Nicely done, Nick! Thanks for doing this video. :)
Good show! I’m sure this will help a lot of sim helicopter novices.
Thanks for the support! We'll be doing more with the choppers.
I'm going to have to give helicopters another go. I have tried previously but decided that I either didn't have enough coordination or have too much much coordination.
i thought his voice sounded familiar but when he said he would accept Xmas sausage and beer... i realized that your instructor is Bob Mackenzie from the Great White North!
Ha ha! Yes. 😅
Great video Nick. I was lucky enough to learn to fly helicopters in an AS350B3 (H125) on a 6 month job where we were paying 3 hr daily mins but only flying .5hr each day cause of weather in the mountains in a South American country with lax regulation enforcement. Had to use those 2.5hrs each day with duals in for something 🙂. The hardest thing about learning on the sim is just how much of that t/o, low-slow, and landing in the heli is done by feeling what the heli is doing through your seat which is an input the sim just doesn't give you. I find in the sim if I start thinking about what I'm trying to do I start over correcting and I have to take a breath, recover, take another deep breath and start again.
Yep, I totally get what you're saying. I can only imagine the kind of sensory input you would get from wind noises, engine vibrations, imbalance sensations ... the fact that one can get any kind of mastery at all in the sim is pretty astounding.
So it IS difficult! Thank goodness for that I thought it was just me. (To be fair 90% of it still is … but that’s beside the point)! Great video thanks.
Yep, but it gets easier with time. You could work on it for 10 hours and figure you're never going to get it, then you hit 15 hours and realize something is just starting to click. By 20, you really won't be thinking about it at all and wondering why it seemed so hard in the first place. But each little improvement is so rewarding, and opening up the world of helis is like getting into simming for the first time all over again.
Nice flying Nick! Love the detailed explanation! You mentioned that no assists are being used. Can you please share whether you use any sensitivity curves or configurations? Also, what hardware are you using for your cyclic, collective, and pedals?
I use stock sensitivity settings, Virpil stick and collective, and MFG Crosswind pedals.
Thank you for sharing, this is great stuff. I have a few questions. 1. Is the R66 a good heli to start with and learn, or is a smaller one like the Cabri G2 better, or just preference? 2. When taxing from parking to the runway or helipad, what is the preferred altitude (I see in this video you are higher than I saw other people do it) or is it just a range ?
I really like all the Robinsons for starting out. Not too powerful and great field of view. I'll defer to Jeremy for the taxiing altitude question, but my bet is that we'd typically be lower. I was moving around quite a bit as I transitioned in and out of ETL zones due to my inconsistent forward speed.
I can help with that! I have a video from MSFS2020 that covers the basics of taxiing helicopters
ruclips.net/video/HnyIRFapv8M/видео.html
Great vid! Does using a flight sim cyclic make a big different in staying steady vs using a standard flight stick?
I can't say definitively as I never had a shorter stick. The one I use has a fairly long extension on it, which I would assume allows for more precise movements. But I know a lot of guys who are phenomenal heli pilots in the sim who use regular sticks.
great video, what are you using for controllers?
I've got a Virpil stick and collective.
I've found flying a helicopter is easier in VR.
Wonder what a raal helicopter pilot thinks when they try this sim .How real is it.
I bet Jeremy could tell you!
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Just keep it up, Mike. I'm FEEDING off your spite! But I still love you anyway.