(Best?) Helicopter Intro, Lesson and Tips in X-Plane 11 (Part 5)

[@deskboundaviator7377]

I have been trying to fly a helicopter for about three weeks now. I have left a lot of crumpled metal on the landscape. Was about to give it up when I happened on your #1 video. I was immediately impressed with your comments about "Retreating Blade Stall", LTE, etc and wound up watching all five episodes in this series. After doing that I launched the B429 and made a few setting adjustments per your advice. I should add that I am operating with a CS Eclipse yoke with yoke, lever and paddles mapped to cyclic, collective and yaw respectively. I took great pains to be sure to lift the nose an inch or two, "taxied" to a nearby runway, turned, rose up a foot or two, hovered, lowered. Did that again and then slowly rose up to 100 ft. Came back down, hovered, landed and stopped. I then did a complete flight to another nearby airport and back, landing at both successfully. I am now hooked on the B429 and your excellent instruction ability. The one area that eludes me with this machine is the autopilot. I managed to get it engaged and follow the route, holding altitude at 1200 ft. However when I wanted to descend I could not get the aircraft to do so without killing AP altogether, which I did. If you know a good tutorial on this subject for this aircraft I would be grateful to check it out. In the meantime I have subscribed to this channel and look forward to more excellent guidance on flying eggbeaters. Thanks! -Steve Haines

[@synterlu]

This was so incredibly informative! Thank you a lot.

[@TheRealOzWookiee]

Thanks for the awesome tutorial. Jam packed with info that I can't wait to try out! Love the 429 from timber, have played with it a little and it is sooooo forgiving for a helo n00b like me. Want to setup a night flight once I get good and go out with a SAR setup and use the night sun to chase the cars around the F1 track at Albert Park Lake Melbourne (scenery at the org)

[@BriarDrive]

Great tutorial... the Best! Thanks for putting it together.

[@westcliffeco]

Thanks, I really learned a lot! I do have one question, though. It is obviously critical to get the aircraft trimmed. You kept saying you were pressing buttons to do that, but never showed what you were pressing. Does trim have to be programmed on my keyboard or joystick? I looked through the manual, but could not find how to do this. Thanks in advance for any help.

[@FLOUZADA]

Congrats for your videos! Very helpful like it.

[@alterschwede3114]

Wow! Nice Videos... realistic is great but is it possible to just get in and fly aswell or so i have to go all the procedures before Flight? Like it but dont know all of it now...

[@bluestube001]

Awesome tutorial!

[@sunsetarts]

Ground handling of anything in X Plane is one of my biggest complaints about it. Even with decent rudder pedals trying to hover low to the ground will really test your skills.

[@imashaman-ei9ie]

omg put your radar off lol its a sim idiot