Søren Christensen wrote: > Hi, > > I'm pretty new to flightgear. > > I would like to fly the Eurocopter bo105, but I don't know how to control the > collective / the elevation of the main rotor. > > I haven't found instructions on flying helicopter, does anyone have a link? > > Thanks > > /severino > I can tell you from experience in real helicopters and FlightGear...the best way to fly simulator helicopters is with a joystick, and rudder pedals. Anti-torque (rudder) pedals are pretty much a _MUST_ in a hover or low-velocity forward flight in FlightGear (as in real helicopters). When you lift the collective, you NEED some way to counteract the main rotor system's torque. Usually, once you get the bird through what's called translational lift, you'll require less anti-torque pedal. I should mention, this is true for the common single rotor system - anti-torque isn't an issue in multi-main rotor systems like tandem or coaxial.
I've tried to hover in Flightgear and MSFS without the anti-torque pedals and it is way too unstable (like a heli). BTW, setting auto-coordination ON won't help. You require A LOT of pedal to compensate for the high torque output in a hover - so much more than in forward flight, that you'll still see torque effect with the auto-coordination ON. Hope this helps a little :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
