Flying & Landing the Huey in DCS

  • 6 лет назад
This video is aimed at people who have some familiarity with helos as represented in games like Arma or similar, and want to take it up to a helo sim like DCS World. \r
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Table of Contents (spoilers I guess!)\r
0:23 - Disclaimer\r
0:54 - About the Huey\r
2:25 - Control setup\r
3:15 - Helo controls in detail\r
4:31 - Force trim/force feedback explained - thanks to ExcessiveHeadspace of TARS for the suggestion to pick up an FFB refurb stick.\r
9:14 - Pedal usage\r
10:25 - Collective usage\r
11:17 - Key cockpit instruments\r
11:29 - Airspeed indicator\r
12:04 - Vertical velocity indicator\r
12:24 - Dual tachometer\r
13:51 - The uncontrolled helo\r
14:45 - Torque, collective, & countering with pedal\r
16:00 - Proper take-off control settings\r
16:43 - Hovering\r
17:43 - Ground effect\r
18:19 - Demonstration of transverse flow, translational lift, and gaining/losing each\r
22:25 - A more traditional take-off\r
23:10 - Flying at speed - the easy part\r
23:56 - Summarizing the basic intro section\r
24:40 - Final words on level/fast flight and basic maneuvers, basic rotor rpm info\r
25:25 - Intro to landings\r
25:51 - Demonstrating the wrong way to land - fast and steep\r
27:15 - Introduction to Vortex Ring State\r
30:21 - Reemphasizing the VSI/VVI, establishing a safety speed margin\r
31:37 - High-altitude VRS and recovery\r
35:00 - VRS summary\r
35:16 - A typical landing dissected\r
37:56 - The curve death-trap\r
39:24 - How to do a sharp turn, curving descent, switchback, j-turn, etc\r
40:54 - Demonstrating rotor RPM and extremely sharp flares/speed bleeds\r
43:00 - The earlier landing, but faster\r
43:57 - Wind and landing\r
44:45 - Final words/summary\r
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