It isn't easy with a joystick either but it's less frustrating. Using the keyboard to fly a helicopter has got to be the hardest method to master. X-Plane Landing Page with tutorials, news and more.Thanks for letting me share my two cents! Will be frustration at the beginning, as with most challenges, but Giving it a go as the possibilities are truly endless. If you haven't ventured into the world of X-Plane, then I recommend So there you go, a simple but honest guide to helicopter flying. This goes for both the keyboard and joystick. By accessing the control menu of X-Plane it's possible toĬustomize every single one of the control assignments to your liking The default key layout is how I have learnt, but everybody isĭifferent. Keys Z, X C are my own keyboard assignments (not default) as they I fly using almost all of the default X-Plane key commands, In X-Plane, whatever your chosen control method, the key is to be Too much and you'll be too far the other way and you'll The same applies to the cyclic stick, small precise and careful Rule here: don't take your feet off the pedals! This is done constantly,Īnd also carefully in order to keep the spinning force in check. Rotor (in real life by use of the pedals). This is done by increasing/decreasing the blade pitch of the tail To twist and so an additional action is needed to counter this. This increased spinningįorce, created by the collective, causes the body of the helicopter Torque from the main rotor blades increases. When you pull up on the collective, so as to gain height, the
Its job, and one that itĭoes remarkably well, is to push the air in a direction that will This is where a tail rotor comes into play. Spinning and hovering don't work together so This has the tendency to spin the body of the helicopter Rotors, in order to keep them spinning at the desired RPM, torque is When the engine (or engines) are applying power to the main Main blades usually spin clockwise - when viewed from above - but forĪmerican helicopters, the main blades spin counter-clockwise. Hovering means control, lots of it, and to do that you need to To flyįorward or to do anything else in a helicopter, you have to master Without doubt, the hardest part of flying a helicopter. Getting back to flying, I think it's safe to say that hovering is,
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