MSFS Dune Ornithopter EKST Cold start test flight

EKST is where I take my flying lessons, just wanted to show my instructor what you can also find in MSFS :D - the double bounce landing is equivalent to my first real Cessna 172 landing :D ( instructor says it only counts as 2 landings if I pay for them both hehehe ).
Boost, brake, dive and glide buttons are in the cockpit in the lower right, mine were already bound though :)

[@WarbirdPhoenix]

This big o'l metal dragonfly is my go to weekend camping driver. It's totally fun with the campout addon. 🙂

[@WitusWorks]

Oh really! - I gotta look into that! :D

[@Rell6000]

I guess the technology of this helicopter or plane is not fully developed, I don't understand why they used the steering wheel of tanks from World War I instead of the joystick.

[@WitusWorks]

I think it's to underline the science fiction element, you could ask the same question of the Star Wars Speeder Bikes or Pod Racers, - I think it reverts to the rule of cool - if it looks cool it's ok from a science fiction perspective :) From a real world perspective I'd much rather have a yoke or a joystick, that we can agree on :)

[@Justowner]

old-ish comment, i know, but think of it like a double collective. There are no computers in dune, so no fly by wire, and since it isnt a helicopter, you cannot connect a singular joystick to a tilting plate like on a normal helicopter. Thus, you have a sort of double collective where roll is controlled by differential power to the left and right side. I would wager pitch is controlled by twisting one of the handles and pedals for rudder.

[@retronnaldestersonterson]

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