Howto:Fly a helicopter: Difference between revisions

In Flightgear the number of available helis is still very limited. In my opinion the Bo105 is the easiest to fly, since it reacts substantially more directly than other helicopters. From the flight behavior I can still recommend as350, however there is no 3D-model, it uses the Bo105 3D-model. The As350 reacts clearly more retarded than the Bo.

If Flightgear is loaded and the cockpit of the helicopter is to be seen, move all control functions a bit, so that the positions are recognized by all controls (in particular I find collective most times at maximum). The helicopter is controlled by four functions. The stick=joystick controls two of them, the inclination of the rotor disc (and thus those of the helicopter) to the right/ left and forwards/back. Together these functions are called “cyclic blade control”. Furthermore there is the “collective blade control”, which is controlled by the thrust controller. This causes a change of the thrust produced by the rotor. Since the powering of the main rotor transfers a torque to the fuselage, this must be compensated by the tail rotor. Since the torque is dependent on the collective and on the flight condition as well as wind can add additional torque on the fuselage, the tail rotor is adjustable. This is controlled with the pedals. If you push the right pedal, the helicopter turns to the right (!), the pedals are not a steering wheel. Furthermore you can turn thereby the helicopter around the vertical axis. The number of revolutions of the rotor is kept automatically constant (if possible).