DCS Helicopters | Top 5 tips on how to git gud | DCS World

[@therealsilens]

*Me who loves the Shark* 1. Look cool? Check! 😎 2. Rotor torque? Wha...? 3. Rotor rpm? Isn't that what the computer is for...? 4. Hover? ....you mean auto hover? 5. Slow down? Haha! Shark go zooooommmmm

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

TL;DR: A nu, cheeki-breeki i v damka!

[@104thMaverick]

Hyped to see you in the Apache! It blows my mind that we're going to get someone with so much experience in the aircraft do KZbin content for it, keep up the great work sir!

[@CasmoTV]

Thanks! Now you’ll have to teach me some fighter stuff.

[@theflyingclown]

Ah yes. Not surprised you guys get along :D

[@briansoley1720]

Moving from a fixed wing aircraft to a helicopter feels like you've replaced your flight stick with a brittle piece of glass, it requires finnese and alot of patience but once mastered it's probably the most satisfying achievement you can have in DCS.

[@submh0938]

I made the same transition. Recently I tried to go back to flying the F16. It felt like trying to tell the aircraft what to do through a wet noodle lmao. I’ve come to love the amount of control that I have over my aircraft in a helicopter and not having that input in a jet just makes it feel unresponsive

[@AlanTheBest97]

Fixed wing comercial pilot here, much respect for rotary wing pilots, its definitely so much harder, you guys are real artists.

[@TrickerDCS]

I'm having trouble with my toilet not flushing after eating Mexican food. Do you have a top 5 video for plumbing?

[@CasmoTV]

Tip number 1- always choose the soft taco as it’s easier on your duodenum. 2- mild salsa 3- try replacing lettuce with kale! 4- organic black beans will help soften your stool. 5- low fat Greek yogurt instead of sour cream will really make a huge difference in your stamina.

[@TrickerDCS]

@@CasmoTV I'm liking and subscribing because of this 😂

[@Shrike200]

One of the things that stood out for me having a go in a real helicopter after flying all of them in DCS, was how in the real thing, I got much more of a sense that I was flying *the rotor*, and the rest of the bits were following along. Hard to explain, but it does highlight that slight delay you mentioned - the rotor disk moves quite quickly, but theres a bit of a 'pendulum' effect that you can kind of feel as you hang underneath? Another point is how much better helicopter 'feel' in VR - it's like car racing sims, probably one of the best applications of VR out there. For some reason, you can 'feel' where all four of your tyres are, unlike when playing on a flat panel. I could pull of the most aggressive approaches into the tightest spots in VR more easily than on a flat panel. Fun stuff all round!

[@chrismaverick9828]

The one problem that simulations can almost never correct for is the real effect of aerodynamic forces on an aircraft. In rotory aircraft that sense of feel is critical. You have to have feedback from the rotor to stay ahead of it, and nothing can compare to the real thing.

[@tacticalpete44]

For me, the trouble I am experiencing is that I learned DCS Rotor-wing flight in VR. Then, once I moved to TrackIR to actually be able to SEE enemies at a distance, I can no longer "feel" the helicopters. The lack of depth of field has killed my ability to fly choppers. Looking into a next gen VR headset now... sigh... (as if I haven't already spent too much money on this "game" lol)

[@Zatracenec]

After some time it will just click. Had similar problem with Huey.

[@dishdoggiegaming7254]

@Peter C. I have talked about this. It happens to us VR people The Depth of feel is SO real in VR you are so in tuned with your Ship it becomes part of you then at some point you find out you can no longer fly flat screen anymore and it's like your at ground zero again. CRAZY but true. I bet it does come back in time but I cant give up VR now. It's the monkey on my back, to good to give up for me. Please God Let me Fly!!!

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

Which HMD did you use? I think the Reverb G2 is pretty decent already, but before that I flew with the CV1 and I basically have been blind with that one as well. And I think it's a bit less important to be absolutely eagle-eyed in helos compared to the jets. So you could fly the jets in pancake with TIR and do the helos in VR still.

[@dishdoggiegaming7254]

@@CakePrincessCelestia Yes the effect I was talking about is only for flying Helicopters not fixed wing.

[@NineLineED]

#1 most certainly explains my abilities in helicopters :)

[@CasmoTV]

If you can’t look cool, atleast be confident. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@GeFlixes]

"One minute since upload" gang is here! Thanks for the tips in advance. I'm currently sharpening my Helo game with the Huey in anticipation of Apache release in 2 weeks (tm). Shame that the Kiowa has gone radio silent, I think that'll be a lot more "throwable" than the "tank with whirly blades".

[@CasmoTV]

Radio silent but still in the works…

[@felippejonsson6078]

Thanks man! My biggest problem was getting from flying to transition to hover with out going in a vrs.

[@theflyingclown]

Real good video this time. One thing that was probably the most difficult for me when getting into DCS helicopters was this VRS / accelerated mass effect that seems to be a little too stronk in DCS.

[@CasmoTV]

VRS is too pronounced across the board.

[@bigskill80]

Also the wind is not the best reproduction atm, hopefully we are going to have a re wamp. Wind is so important for helicopters I can't believe is so poor modeled in DCS for the moment.

[@PatrickBellWebDev]

Hey Casmo, old vid I know - but I just checked this out and it has MASSIVELY helped me understand rotary flight for DCS. Thank you!

[@Striyka]

Cheers Casmo Good tips. Practise Practise Practise Love my choppers and hanging out for the Apache!!

[@Skidjit]

I usually describe movement in the cyclic as “micro-movements”. “Just think it and usually the aircraft will follow” seems to work as a reminder when I start over correcting.

[@CasmoTV]

Yep, micro movements.

[@medic25cav]

Thanks for vid, I was always trying to land the Huey like really soft and smooth like a plane but now I see it’s going to be a slight hard bump and not to worry as long as you don’t crash.

[@0BuLLeT01]

After a lifetime of flying in ArmA learning the Huey as my first sim level helicopter was a bit of a humbling experience. Still, I'm glad I did it because everything else (Ah64 and hopefully someday an AH6) will be much easier.

[@Pvt_Wade]

There’s a oh-6 mod if you wanna play it

[@barkacarthago5536]

Very nice video, as always ! I definitely still have some troubles with landing smoothly as I always misjudge the amount of collective I'm putting hence my helo is just going up and down prior to landing, and never really stable

[@CasmoTV]

Just keep practicing and refining that movement.

[@chrismaverick9828]

In regards to your bouncing, you may need to adjust your collective curves. Something like a short burst of power for the first 15-20%, then a slow, steady increase through to 70%, then a bit of a steep curve increase from 70-100% for that extra power when needed. this widens the mid-range of the collective to a more fine adjustment, allowing for a better feel and less jump in power on the latter stage of descent. Long, slowing approaches are key. Try to avoid descending more than -500fpm in your approach, especially below your translation speed. I don't claim to be any great instructor, but I've seen a lot of channel-mates have issues with VRS and their results were considerably improved after explaining that little tidbit, along with how changing your vector (nose down or side-slip) can get you out of VRS so long as you have enough alt and catch it fast enough. The multi-crew option in the Huey is great as someone learning can have a skilled pilot talking to them in real-time and show them how it is done. Makes a world of difference. Keep practicing.

[@antonbatura8385]

What gives me the most trouble? Damn Tunguskas do. Seriously, though, good recap, thanks.

[@SeanAnwalt]

My hardest thing is I'm just so wobbly! I fly the huey and gazelle in DCS, and the new UH-60L mod too, but I can't seem to keep the darn helos smooth. That, and I don't understand when the trim is working. I understand the concept, but don't SEE it in game, you know? Especially in the new Blackhawk mod, but I'm not sure if that's just me or what. But I'm getting better. That video you did a while ago about torque and why my landings suck so bad really hit home and I've been practicing! Thanks, Casmo!

[@utley]

I always tell my new pilots to get comfortable in their cockpit before they start their training, make it where all they have to do is move their joystick with their fingertips. Good stuff!

[@84ceasar]

So much awesome stuff said in like 6min, I am so grateful for this tips. I am in right spot on this video, because, I know little about rotary wings and I come from fix wings and at same time I am now in stage where I really but really need those tip to start understanding what I am doing when hovering, landing etc.

[@macmccormick7553]

Speaking as a fixed wing private pilot, hovering in DCS World... Bane of my existence with the two freebies the AH-6J & Bell 47. Not so much with the UH-60L freebie. I believe the .lua files aren't tweaked quite right on the first two.

[@chrismaverick9828]

I don't remember the channel, but the there was a video where some helo pilots explained the importance of a good thigh-weld for the forearm and to use only the fingertips to fly a helo. The small movements were a huge change from the "bug squashing" I was doing. Getting some help to really tune my axis for my stick-and-me combo was very important, as it changed the Huey from a temperamental beast into a sensitive, caring puppy, for the most part. I definitely felt like the aircraft was more responsive without being obscene. Dan McKinnon's book "Rescue Pilot" described "Think the Move" very well, and I have really felt that take effect when I'm tuned into the Huey. it is just as it says: Think the move. When you're trimmed properly into the hover (and into normal translational lift) you can get ahead of the helo and thereby command it rather than react to it ('falling behind the helo'). These commands take the form of giving yourself voluntary commands that translate involuntarily into stick movements. This is similar to driving a car wherein you adjust almost subconsciously to the changes in angle the road takes on straights vs turns. You don't even really realize you're doing it, your hands just move in concert with your desired direction of travel. I.E.... you're in a hover and want to side slip slowly right: You specifically think: "slide right", or even say it, and the hand tends to obey without actually focusing on the stick movement to do so. You get a gentle, somewhat imperceptible control input, but make the slip to the right gently. Think ahead and make the commands necessary to make the maneuver, and it'll help keep ahead of the aircraft, something that feels and looks a lot better than reacting to it all the time.

[@OceanPiper013]

Thanks Casmo this will help a lot in DCS.

[@koMuxa4]

Tip #0: Get VR. It's whole another level of feeling the aircraft!

[@jrsdiesel]

Great video, thanks! Could you do a video that goes over the process of autorotations? I see two demonstrated here in tip #3 in the 60, and then the Huey. I’ve been trying to learn those lately, and would like to see that covered in better detail. Thanks again!

[@chrisl117]

Thanks for posting. Landing smoothly still remains a challenge for me but this helps some. Also looking forward to the co-op mission potential between the Apache, Kiowa and Blackhawk mod in the future.

[@aaronwhite1786]

The Ka-50 has absolutely spoiled my ass with not only the autopilot assistance, but the engine power. It's so easy to find yourself sinking and catch it with the Ka-50, but then in the Hind I'll take my eyes off of things for a few seconds to look out the window, and I'm suddenly dropping like a rock without enough altitude to save it.

[@arguy3297]

I started with the Hind and only recently picked up the Blackshark. So I have the opposite experience. Watch my VVI gauge bump up to 5 MPS descent and I go oh fuck and add a bunch of collective and realize VRS was never really a threat.

[@LongTran-em6hc]

The coax rotors and AP make it ridiculously stable

[@aaronwhite1786]

@@arguy3297 Yep! I learned the worst habits from the Ka-50. It's crazy to think that at a time...I couldn't even put the Ka-50 on the ground without crashing it after getting used to the systems. Someday I'll put the Hind down with the tail intact!

[@ChickentNug]

saw this in the corner of my eye and thought it was a vid about the apache. just got blueballed so hard lol still a great video, nonetheless

[@cowboy10uk]

My main issue is judging my landing spot. I either land short, long or come to a hover 50ft above the location. I just can’t get the right rate of descent to come to a stop, right at the correct location.

[@CasmoTV]

Yeah it’s hard to judge in game. Try for a 20 or so degree angle of descent.

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

I'm still not that good in that regard either. Usually it's good enough to get into ground effect hover close by and hover taxi to the landing spot. We just don't have input to our butt meter from the sim, even in VR, yet. And that probably won't change anytime soon.

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

Been flying digital Helicopers since the '00s mostly X-plane but once a real milltary sim when I was a boy scout I'm pretty good at controling them and these are great tips! But the Apache in DCS while be my first time taking one into combat outside of Battlefield, Ace combat and Heliborne... And I have a few helicoter mods right now I could fly... But I'm nervous about trying to get Helipoper controls to work on a gamepad... As it is my preferred way to fly in DCS although I have a HOTAS... It's going to be interesting.

[@groundpounder0541]

I've really started to understand controlling the aircraft during normal flight. Even diving down valleys and doing river runs, etc. I struggle on landing. I've only used the free Blackhawk module and my landings are terrible. I'm very smooth under right before touchdown. It feels like the bird just wants to suddenly fight me.

[@oilers8990]

You’re getting in ground effect which will give you a cushion of air at the bottom. Just gotta keep taking the out that collective and anticipate it at the bottom. Super common in new guys flying the real thing as well.

[@groundpounder0541]

@@oilers8990 oh ok I gotcha! I did t know that was a thing with rotors!

[@fabiena1787]

What’s giving me the most trouble? Well, the spinning wings, definitely.

[@elitebasker]

Nice video! My main issue is being stable enough to get good effect on target with the weponsystems for example 30mm on the hind or rockets as usually i over correct my input and im all over the place.

[@CasmoTV]

Yeah the absence of force feedback makes it tough. Even I struggle quite a bit. Mess with your pedal curves.

[@M1stFink]

Knowing about hover vs translational lift changed everything for me. Wondering why its not in the top 5

[@CasmoTV]

Guess that’s your top 5 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@NeightWolf49]

Always great stuff. Is 'helicoptering' a thing? lol

[@doubleugly1594]

TIP #6: Fly in VR..... I swear to god, when I switched to VR my helo skills went through the roof.. and the Apache is MADE for VR as far as Im concerned

[@Power5]

My biggest issue is transition to hover. But after watching your videos, I think I am just descending too fast as I transition which leads to VRS. Take offs are typically a bit spinny, but nose forward and getting past ETL is usually all I need to do. Doesn't look good but works.

[@chrismaverick9828]

Gentle power inputs is key. ON descent, keep aware of your descent rate and stay ahead of the power and above -500fpm. Widen your mid-range collective curve to allow more movement of the collective for less power change. Use it as a fine-tune of descent-rate as you approach.

[@ESAPOWER]

I've seen lots of videos of people doing touch and goes on frigates. . . But could we get a video of you resupplying on one, Sega Desert Strike style?! :D would love that.

[@MrChaosProf]

I never completely warmed up with the black shark because the autopilots are very restrictive and the flight model gives very few feedback compared to a huey. My problems with helicopters in general in DCS is that I use a warthog stick which is very heavy and therefore I tire very fast and take "shortcuts" to not have to move the stick too much. So, I hope the Apache with its FCS and a (hopefully) very shiny new flight model will hopefully be the right helo for me.

[@Skidjit]

Whenever I need to maneuver, take off or land the KA-50, I’m using the Flight Director. If it is transit, hover and any other non-maneuvering profile, I stick with the autopilots only. Even with the auto pilots, you are constantly using the trimmer to achieve the direction of travel you want. Which is shown in the few cockpit videos that are available for the IRL KA-50. Just something I have observed flying the DCS KA-50. I’m sure more experienced drivers will chime in with corrections to my theory.

[@larspanky]

"Think about your movement, and if you moved it.. you moved it too much"

[@CasmoTV]

Basically yeah

[@HowlerBikeVlogs]

I know what i'm doing wrong but its so hard to get rid of the fixed wing habits. On almost every landing i have to get out of a vrs to get into a controlled hover. And about half the time i fail to do so. Still only practiced choppers in dcs for about 20 hours so i'll get the hang of it sooner or later

[@dishdoggiegaming7254]

This is so cool ADD a OIL RIG on the Open Water SET WINDS 26000 @ 10 kts / 6600 @ 8 kts / 1600 @ 4 kts / 33 @ 2 kts / Turbulence @ 3 wind direction @ 67* Fly to the oil rig and land. During the approach I come to a point where the Ship wants to hit a point where it kicks HARD tail rotor spin with no Ground effect under you it is way harder to control and would like to know my best approach lesson to avoid as much of the effect as I can for a more Harmonious Outcome for landing. I have a Sling load I pick up I don't land so I forgot to say that. Lol Thanks

[@TomP-148]

I think what's giving me troubles is not enough Nic Cage references while flying

[@CasmoTV]

Mood

[@xXxXENcoreXxXx]

Tip#6 buy yourself a collective stick.

[@dickfarmer3290]

Any recommendations?

[@xXxXENcoreXxXx]

@@dickfarmer3290 Virpil have great Collective.

[@NikitaShirokov]

for landing the thing which clicked with me and made everything works is "know etl speed for your bird" (flying mostly hind and it seems around 80kph). knowing that i started to slowly pull collective around that airspeed, and hence sudden drop (negative increase) of VS (aka DCS's vrs) stop became an issue

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

My personal top 5: 1 Listen to Casmo 2 Watch vsTerminus 3 Get VR 4 Get FFB 5 Practice, practice, practice

[@_DANZIG_]

You said in a video/podcast that in generell Dcs player are much more concerned about VRS than real pilots. -> I wondered if there is computer based help to deal with VRS, in the Apache.

[@CasmoTV]

No it’s purely aerodynamic and poor airmanship

[@henrikoldcorn]

Fancy doing something how “how not to get killed by armour with guided missiles”? They’re always getting me in the Ka-50, seems like they should be easy enough to avoid but I still struggle.

[@CasmoTV]

Gotta keep stand off or keep moving fast. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@markfowler9692]

Landings are my biggest issue... Seem to be ok on the Huey, but the Mi24P - Oh lordy, explode every time .. Just gota keep at it... Ka50 I land like an Airplane ie on its wheel down the runway, seems to work for me, not tried hover landing yet.. Again just have to keep at it...Thanks for the Video M8...

[@forlornfoe]

Try the campaign modded from Huey to Hind: "UN pilot". It has so many landings into helipads and wooded valleys that upon completing it you are bound to be better at it.

[@mrravenclaw]

For me it's the exact opposite. I can land the Mi24 fairly nicely. The Uh1H? I'm lucky if the tail doesn't fall off. 😅

[@Skidjit]

As one of the IPs in the BlackSharkDen explained to me “The MI-24 will only do what it wants when it is ready. You can’t push it, you must be deliberate.” It’s definitely an aircraft that handles better in a planned environment, whether that is for take off and landings or making an attack run.

[@arguy3297]

Are you talking vertical or running landings too? The thing that did it for me was spending an hour or 2 on a practice mission I made with about 5 FARP pads.

[@tonicarrera9647]

Thank Casmo. I had one question since the release of the UH-60L, I assume that the Apache has a SAS type system as well, does the UH-60L and the way it flies, have any similarities to the way the AH-64D flies, although I imagine the Apache to be a bit more man, manhoover, manooverable, however you spell that word

[@CasmoTV]

Can’t speak for the crash hawk but the Apache has force trim active all the time like the blackshark so you have to interrupt the trimmer and move the stick around.

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

@@CasmoTV What a great time to have a decent force feedback stick - still :D

[@arguy3297]

@@CasmoTV one thing I liked about the Hind that I noticed the Ka50 doesn't have, is the manual left right up down controls like a plane. I liked to use that to fine tune exactly where I wanted my cyclic to be.

[@Marauder623]

Hovering in a helicopter that doesn't have auto hover, and also keeping out of the speeds that make the helicopter vortex.

[@RamadiTaxiDriver60M]

Get some!

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

Wrong channel :D

[@seebarry4068]

I can’t even set my flippin hotas up 😢. And if I could I can’t remember the buttons 😂. Perhaps a KA-50 wasn’t ideal as a starter, but I play VTOL and just wondered how different it could be. Turns out quite a lot.

[@FaXeN-HD]

Well once you get the hang of the KA50 it pretty much flies on its own, and learning how to use the autopilot is essential to mastering this particular one. Try to understand how its trim works and it will be a huge step up already. You'll get there, be patient with yourself!

[@BalticDude_DCS]

Hardest thing for me is VRS with the Hind. I'm trying to land on top of a building and need to slow down, but when I pull back on the stick if I increase collective too much, I gain tons of unwanted altitude. If I increase collective too little, I enter VRS. Any suggestions?

[@CasmoTV]

Gotta find the sweet spot for the collective and probably start slowing down sooner or more aggressive on the pitch back.

[@LongTran-em6hc]

And the Hind really hate hovering, so mind your current weight

[@general11871]

ill tel you this much. on syria im trying to land and take off from slight hills and the huey just does NOT for the life of me want to et off the ground from a hover.

[@richardhockey8442]

welcome to rotorheads anonymous

[@chadvader974]

transitioning to a hover with a twist stick is an absolute nightmare :-/

[@MeppyMan]

I need to spend more time working out the setup for my controls and I really need to get, or make, a collective. I am an ex helicopter pilot (way too many years sober) and I just find the lack of feel frustrating. Doesn’t help I didn’t fly that many turbine or hydraulic controls back in the day… and that I’m impatient that I can’t just figure it out quickly like I used to lol. What controls do you use? Any special setup tips?

[@rewmeister]

I only use the ka-50 so i think I need to get the huey to really experience what is being explained here. I kinda understand but the ka-50 has no tail rotor and doesnt seem mind when you get a bit crazy with flying.

[@amaraklov]

Non force feedback sticks, with a silly notion (From DCS) that trim works the same in Winged and Rotor aircraft... and I get that there is no "good" solution, but seriously VIRPL, or WingWing announce something already!

[@therealCG62]

Something I've been kind of having to beat into myself- after years of virtual helo piloting- is that in coordinated flight I often find I'm "crabbing" relative to the motion of the ground beneath me quite a bit more than I'd expect for the wind conditions and speed, and fighting the urge to just center the nose up with that relative motion. Also, when employing weapons, would you want the nose centered like that even if it kicked you out of coordinated flight, or would you just kinda crab into the target to put rockets on? I dunno how much turbulent airflow from being out of trim is modeled in DCS, but I've read stuff like cobra tacmans and the like saying you should always have the ball centered when shooting.

[@CasmoTV]

You can’t have the ball centered while Shooting if the nose is pointing another direction. The point is that in a dive you will be “in trim” cause your diving. It just flying along “in trim” means your nose could be 20 deg off from your direction… kinda hard to shoot then.

[@therealCG62]

@@CasmoTV Alright, then that's probably another thing from the ED-produced Apache rocket videos that's throwing people off because it seems like Wags was insistent on keeping the ball centered even as the helo was crabbing hard when like... maybe just a tiny bit of right pedal would have solved that problem.

[@user_16309]

Axis setup/tuning I think is a problem for me. Where can I learn about those settings? Thanks.

[@Peter-bakker]

flying heli's in general is difficult for me

[@youraveragejoe9298]

fthe only heli module i own is the longbow. I'm watching this ready...

[@TheCR85RIDER]

The KA 50 is killing me to learn I feel like I’m constantly fighting the auto pilot

[@mapquest681]

The only sim module I have is the Gazelle and I can fly the crap out of it. Just have some difficulty hovering in tight spots. (Like all of yall I'm waiting on the Apache too) Is the Gazelle the least realistic of all the modules? I did the two week trial of the Huey when I first built my current rig and I had a great deal of difficulty with it due to my lack of knowledge on control setup. Have learned a great deal about it in the last month. Pretty much had to as the Gazelle is squirrely as hell in the stock configuration. Tamed it down and now it's a blast to fly. I also started to fool around with the UH 60 and it seems a bit of a handful hovering as well. On another note... Can you give pros and cons of Open Beta vs Regular DCS?

[@TheMrGamma195]

i think the gazelle is a bit gamey if i remember what people said about it also open beta has a lot of the test features and most of the server run beta if that matters to you

[@Urfir3d]

@CasmoTV I’m curious, do you play in VR or TrackIR. VR feels great for rotary aircraft, being able to see depth is huge, but the fidelity just isn’t great and DCS engine doesn’t play nice with VR at the moment. I keep going back and forth, frustrated with the limitations of each.

[@CasmoTV]

Both but mostly TrackIR. VR just doesn’t add that much for me.

[@321fightson]

EVERYTHING is giving me trouble! :-( I thought flying pointy nosed jets was hard, but choppers are a whole nother world o'pain so far. :-(

[@CasmoTV]

Airplanes want to fly. Helicopters want to beat themselves to death with you inside them.

[@forlornfoe]

*[Zooms past in an Mi-24P going 300 kmh at low altitude, attempts to turn sharply and crashes sideways into a mountainside]* What do you mean this 11-ton chunker wants to keep going? I get your pain, choppers are incredibly frustrating until you finally get -good- decent and they become euphoric to fly.

[@evanduncan125]

i have been have a ton of trouble trying to make the helicopter go faster but most of the time I'm going super slow and crashing

[@TV1Bomber]

Nothing other than the egg beaters still try to kill me 😜🤦‍♂️🤔

[@clericneokun]

I'm very interested in learning the DCS Huey. I'm still reading Chuck's guide at the moment because I want to learn as much as I need to before hopping in game. The preflight calculations scare the crap out of me though. Do you have any tips on making that process as streamlined and simplified as possible?

[@CasmoTV]

Preflight calculations like what?

[@clericneokun]

@@CasmoTV From what I could understand right now, it's calculations for finding hover ceiling and max available torque at any given combination of gross weight, pressure altitude, and air temperature. As a complete beginner, I simply don't know how strict I should be when it comes to figuring out these things preflight or if there are other more "general" guidelines I should just focus on when it comes to weight and power management.

[@moraespedro96]

I'm trying to fly the mi-24 Hind, but i can`t use it to attack ground troops in a fly by, always stall the rear rotor, i should slow down or control more the motor rpm?

[@CasmoTV]

Check some of my other videos where I address shooting on the move.

[@forlornfoe]

Definitely check Casmo's tutorial on that but yes, speed is Hind's best friend and worst enemy... Past 300 kmh is always danger of losing control even on a straight line.

[@Zatracenec]

@@forlornfoe Yeah...people also somehow missing the machines' limitations in manuals and usually do ground attacks like in an airplane not realizing the helicopter is accelerating more and more. Casmo's tutorials sure help a lot.

[@Wabbitsw]

Coordinated turns. I feel like if I keep the ball centered the helicopter barley turns. Is it okay to use the rudder and let the ball go past center to get the helicopter to complete a turn? Would that feel odd to the passengers?

[@CasmoTV]

Being a little out of trim is ok.

[@riishiraja1000]

I have alot of trouble with the Mi24p, when at low speeds I end up spiralling. Its completely different from the Huey.

[@CasmoTV]

Are you putting in the right pedal input. The blades turn the opposite direction so torque is working the other way

[@riishiraja1000]

@@CasmoTV yea Ive made sure I got the correct rudder input. I think it has more to do with me not fully understanding how thrust works on the mi24p? I need to watch alot of tutorials again lmao!

[@rmack9226]

I fly all well except the Hind which to me feels like an absolute trashcan and only like 5% of Hind pilots notice how poorly it flies. It's wobbly and wonky and behaves very strangely when compared to Mi-8 which simply blows my mind. Yes I know it's heavier, but the AP is trying to do weird things all the time which the Hip does not. I'd like to know why this is the case, if anyone notices.

[@CasmoTV]

Meh. I think the hind feels fine. The mi-8 and Huey not so much. But to each their own.

[@bryce.hooops]

So I’m going to be purchasing a rtx 3060 ti and I’ll be running this game on a 16gb ram as well as a i5 11400f,does any one know ball park how many fps I’ll get on high setting on a single player mission?Will improve in the future with the vulkan api?

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

Can't tell any numbers, but this should be good enough for sure. Maybe try doubling the RAM at some point. Should even be capable of running it in VR.

[@bryce.hooops]

@@CakePrincessCelestia how would I know if my motherboard can support 32g

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

@@bryce.hooops Usually boards do that nowadays. Get CPU-Z to see your exact model name in case you don't know it so you can look for it on the internet, manufacturers usually have manuals on their websites as well as spec sheets. You can also see the ram slots in the SPD tab of CPU-Z. Ideally you've got 4 slots and only 2 DIMMs installed. Then just get the same again and add them. I case you've only got 2 slots or 4 DIMMs, you'd need to replace the memory completely. I've had 32G on a 3rd gen Intel already, so it shouldn't be an issue with your 11th gen at all.

[@dg6546]

Vortex ring

[@CasmoTV]

What about it?

[@dg6546]

@@CasmoTV vrs gonna suck me into the ground. Easy to fly but hard to land.

[@oldfrend]

what the hell's a recovering helicopter pilot? like you snorted too many helos and you just got back from helo detox?

[@skykaptain007]

What do you do if you can't get past step 1: look cool?

[@CasmoTV]

Become a fighter pilot I guess 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@whammo11224]

Just way too many controls for me to remember...

[@NWestmoreland]

Giving me the most trouble? LackOfApachiatus.