http://www.megginson.com/flightsim/water-tower.jpg
The hard part, for me, is watching the ground close to the helicopter when I'm close to the hover. In real life, when I'm flaring for a landing, I'm usually focussing on the far end of the runway, perhaps a mile or more away; in a helicopter, you seem to have to focus about 2 ft ahead or so.
I'm controlling the (simulated) bo105 helicopter much better by picking an airspeed (say, 10 kt when maneuvering for a landing) and holding it as closely as possible with the cyclic. Once the airspeed is steady, I can use the horizon to hold it rather than having to watch the hud. I then use the collective as my up-and-down control (very small movements).
Even as slow as 10 kt, the bo105 barely needs any input from the anti-torque pedals. How realistic is this? It certainly makes flying easy.
All the best,
David
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