MSFS - Helicopter controls, startup and hover test

In this video, we go over the basics of helicopters and their unique handling quirks.

[@stachowi]

you have a gift for explaining something naturally and succinctly. I've watched and read A LOT about helicopters and your explained some things that were like "ah ha, that makes sense now".... great video.

[@supergeorge2752]

This is a fantastic explanation heli basics in MSFS. I've been building +flying and crashing RC helis for 10-15 years now. This video is spot on. Subscribed and thumbs up. thank you.

[@DSH1092]

Great tutorial, I've been flying DCS Huey for about 100 hrs and i still watched the whole thing just to fill me in for MSFS helis, Cheers!

[@ft6755]

I cannot believe I've discovered your channel so late, genuinely the best I've found for flight simulation. You explain everything so well, if you're not already a teacher/instructor you should definitely consider becoming one!

[@tamgaming9861]

Man that was so awesome to listen from start to the end ... learned so much... Thanks for this. Love your voice!!!

[@mrmisterno1]

Just remember to deactivate the helicopter assists. They are activated by default which is incredibly stupid.

[@jamesm568]

That sh*t is annoying AF.

[@crook7493]

how do i turn it off

[@owenlien1593]

How do you turn it off on Xbox?

[@KevinKanji]

@@owenlien1593 Go to settings, assistance options, piloting assistance and you can turn off cyclic and tail rotor assistance

[@oelph]

Great videos, thank you. You have a great way of explaining things.

[@dustin0133]

DCS helicopters are unrivaled

[@jamesgallagher2434]

I would suggest the ones in Aerofly FS 2 are as good.

[@cuttheloop]

and actually fly-able XD

[@tyflamank]

Great video. Super well explained and thoughtfully put forward. Subbed and can’t wait for the next one.

[@chucksneed6440]

I tried helicopters for the first time yesterday. Had absolutely no idea what I was doing lol. Thanks for the vid, I'll give it another shot.

[@mickbanks68]

perfect explanation for a newbie starting up a chopper & gaining hover time. Thx

[@jasonhorner5026]

Thank god this will be a series. I can't land this thing at all. Just thunk against the ground every time!

[@Yusuke_Denton]

I couldn't even get the heli started. This helped. Thanks!

[@effectspedals]

This was so valuable!! Thanks PG!

[@buzzman4860]

OMG.This is much needed. Thanks

[@nparker13]

Your videos are awesome

[@Lunatikgixxer]

awesome explanation man. super newb here and you make it make sense.

[@S0L0D0G]

GREAT video! 🚁👏😎

[@Ameryordi]

Great video! Thanks

[@mickbanks68]

I managed to take off in the NY introduction to the same chopper. It was already burning and turning.. just had to pull up on the collective and apply some foot pedal to compensate. I crashed several times and then got the hang of it. Next up I plan to do a ground start.

[@tubeztoonz]

Thank you-very helpful!

[@Feintgames]

Nice tutorial. Trim definitely helps too. You should get TrackIR. Makes everything easier.

[@raymondgoubet]

Very useful. Thank you!

[@florianvanbondoc3539]

amazing video and explanations

[@jamesfoxall8134]

Thank You, very informative, explained very easy and in a nice way. Well done.

[@LieutenantTinyFeet]

Great video!

[@Wolland77]

excellent and educational video, thank you

[@jhogoboom]

Great video as always Pat. What controller are you using for the helicopter? Do you recommend a game pad or a joystick or something else altogether? Thanks for doing this!!

[@Feintgames]

Joystick with a throttle or a hotas will make a huge difference in your muscle memory and ability to make sense of what's happening. A game pad doesn't have the ability to leave a control in place such as the collective. It always returns to center.

[@nuothe11th]

Visibly twisting rotor in response to collective and antitorque inputs is a whole other level of flight sim.

[@jamesgallagher2434]

Uhm… these are standard features in DCS and Aerofly FS 2

[@jamesfoxall8134]

Just like to say, I'm flying around with both helicopters now after your video's . I've also subscribed, I forgot to mention.

[@NWGJulian]

came here by random. i guess you are planing to do more of those videos? you got my subscription of course 👍🏻 i have flown helos for 2 years now in DCS, so this is not completely new to me, but the way you are explaining this feels like you are doing this for a living, arent you? :) hope you can explain how the force trim works in this things!

[@ThePolymath1]

if you go into the assistance options->piloting->Tail rotor and cyclic, does the delayed collective still persist?

[@sparkymarky68]

really simply and straight forward. My only questions is slightly technical. With the governor on - do you have to set full throttle to allow the governor to have full range of control?

[@Feintgames]

No, the governor takes over the throttle completely once activated.

[@randyreal5871]

It's fun when the spinny bit is on top

[@chiefbrody3406]

So easy for the tail to wag the dog but I’m loving it 👍🏻

[@chad-park-]

I remember playing Comanche 3 on a 50 lb crt monitor listening to Chocolate starfish and hotdog flavored water 🤣. Learning to fly choppers will be my weekend project

[@vivid_clarity]

Do you have the default assists off? They are on by default even if you have Assists turned off.

[@MDog_FPV]

Could you go over the best helicopter controller setups for at home? I know I have seen some out there but, just wondering if there are any other options ... under $1,000. Thanks!

[@Inpreesme]

Thank you

[@jarrodclyne707]

Amazing video, thank you Kip.

[@effectspedals]

Subscribed😃

[@dave-j-k]

Can the starter button and all the other start-up switches etc be mapped or are some hidden i.e. screen/mouse only?

[@mercster]

Crazy, improbable machines. Don't understand them and never will, I'll stick to aircraft that LIKE to stay in the air, thanks! ☺

[@kayinthepursuitofhappiness2159]

Nice

[@hugoribeiro8664]

Nice vidéo, exactly what I was looking for after 132 crashes in the first 20 seconds 🙃...but please if it's possible just speak a little bit slower, when I understand the point you are already two ideas away...just like my helicopter so far 😆!!

[@jeffhiew5795]

Does G2 have VOR? How to set up VOR navigation?

[@samsuh]

nice

[@Ubi-o]

can we use HOTAS for the helicopters also when my governor is active my power is jumping all over the place even when im just sitting

[@Ironing-Bored]

Check your bindings, by default on some hardware the throttle axis for fixed wing can end up controlling both throttle and collective, which will fight against the governor throttle settings

[@georgelza]

question, i've mapped my controls... hopefully correctly... when i click on ready to fly, rotors already spinning etc... how do i go ready to fly with a dark helicopter so that i can follow your steps... thus knowing everything is right... at the moment, when i get into heli/rotor spinning and pull collective all that ends happening is looks like engine rpm goes up, then down and then rotor rpm comes down.

[@jonwilkinson7474]

spawn on a ramp not on the runway

[@stevejones924]

How do I start it in Xbox s? On pc I can turn with my keyboard helping but Xbox I only have controller and mouse😊

[@marccastlerock6997]

With the helicopter, it happens to me that the stick gets stuck for a few seconds, causing me to fall. And I don't understand how to fix it, while it never happens with planes! :(

[@Steevee5k]

"Helicopters don't fly, they beat the air into submission" - I almost wet myself...

[@ActionSportsMaui]

I could not get the "propeller pitch" to work as my throttle. This is the problem I am having. The throttle does move when you use a mouse, but I want to move the throttle with my twistgrip throttle on my MaxFlightStick helicopter control collective. Nobody seems to know the answer to this. Help ne please if you know how to get the throttle to work, and what the controller assignment is called.

[@gsrsin]

Power Management > Throttle Axis

[@ihatecivicssomuch]

Do they have sim controllers for helicopters? Not the joystick but the other thing that goes up and down?

[@TriglavRC]

It’s called: collective control. And yes, there are products avalible for home sims. Though not as widely available as joysticks and steering wheels as those are very niche products and can be emulated with good HOTAS.

[@Feintgames]

Yes, check out VIRPIL and Puma X.

[@GreyMaulkin]

How do you move your view around to see the starter button on the collective?

[@airspeed_alive]

Arrow keys, and ALT + Arrow keys to translate forward, back etc

[@paulmason2369]

I had the same issue. Go to cockpit views in your keyboard profile and set shortcuts for 'Translate cockpit view backwards and forwards so you can get in front of the collective and then spin around. Then save the view as a custom view. Watch this video if you need any further help. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ol7Ne2tqoNGqgsk

[@scottschwirian7526]

Why do my pedal inputs lag but the sensitivity are 0 ??

[@Scot-land]

They may we'll be amazing but not if your a Xbox player using a gamepad it's an absolute nightmare

[@sergeypetrov5861]

is it original textures of asphalt or mod ?

[@cuttheloop]

it's original GIGANTIC concrete

[@jdl2327]

Are there any free helicopters? Or do you have to buy one to try out the new mechanics

[@ToBCreations]

There are two helicopters included for free in the last update. This and a Bell 407. 🙂

[@daelpixphotography]

This helicopter as well as the Bell is free with the 40th Anniversary Update :)

[@firepilot109]

Great! Now do a landing video! lol

[@trippm.6799]

i take off for half a second then fall back to the ground and cant spool up again. even when i start with everything on. I even turned every single assist back on and still nothing

[@mrdrums007]

This game is a piece of shit ok Xbox. You’d have to be a professional pilot for 10 plus years to even play or enjoy it. I just wanted to fly around my neighborhood but I can’t even start the damn thing.

[@user-vx2et8hj3z]

SOunds like a mixture misallignment. Check in case you have assigned the function to any key you are not aware of.

[@paulmason2369]

How the hell do you set the views to look back over to the throttle/collective to start the engine? I've tried for 2 hours and am fed up now. I am sick of the dozens of updates in MSFS, which take hours to download and then without any help files whatsoever. I'm at the stage of ditching this programme altogether!

[@paulmason2369]

@Woulve 666 I know how to do custom views but I can't zoon or move the camera to face backwards. Any advice?

[@JBeamGT3]

@@paulmason2369 go ahead and ditch the program, if your having this much of an issue with the camera then there’s no telling what other concepts of the sim will baffle you. Probably lots.

[@sparkymarky68]

@@paulmason2369 there are several transition keys you can use in cockpit view - i use forward, backward and rotate up/down/left/right etc. That will allow you to pan the camera around the cockpit to and use the back and forward to move in or around objects. I have it set to a hat and a rocker switch. I then save the view once i get there. I am sure there are tutorials out there to show you how to do.

[@paulmason2369]

@@sparkymarky68 Thanks for the advice. I've found now that there are no default keys set for forwards and backwards. Once these are set obviously it helps massively.

[@harag9]

As a noob to flying helicopters (don't care much for planes) would have been nice for more explanation - e.g what do you mean by "crack the throttle" ? at around 6:30 in the video?

[@darthvegan]

"crack the throttle" is a term meaning to increase the throttle a small amount.

[@N-L3]

What the hell where is the beeper?

[@dankbabayyyy]

is it just me or does my helicopter keep fishtailing to the left?

[@giga9892]

same here

[@planetjakebomb]

So as he mentioned at the beginning. The rotors turn in either direction. The helicopter is balanced for cruising altitude which means at lower altitudes it will have a slight rotation on the helicopter which you have to counter with the pedals until you get high enough. The same applies for the pitch of the helicopter. In some cases you will have to takeoff with the stick aiming forward as the helicopter will pitch backwards as it leaves the ground

[@cuttheloop]

I can fly the Apache and UH-1 in DCS, fairly easily... MSFS, not so much.

[@nodafy]

Planes makes sense in terms of the laws of physics, but helicopters.. I still don’t get how they work 😂 they shouldn’t

[@everythingvideos24]

It would better if it didn't feel like the helicopter was falling to the ground itself.

[@briangatt2956]

Why couldn't they make a helicopter that can fly on unrealistic mode like they had in 2004 is that too much to ask?

[@briangatt2956]

@@StringBanger Yeah I've tried that still doesn't work it's too sensitive even changed all the sensitivity for the joystick i'm going back to FPSs.

[@briangatt2956]

@@StringBanger Thrustmaster 16,000

[@briangatt2956]

@@StringBanger do i need pedals?

[@briangatt2956]

@@StringBanger okt hanks

[@cornstarch6955]

ANYONE with oscillation issues, here is the fix = "It's something of a bug people reported. Go to the main menu (end your flight (!)) and go to General Options, then Flight Model. Switch to Legacy and make sure you switch Global Preset to Realistic. Now start a flight and it should fly like on rails. End the flight and go to Main Menu, General Options Set Flight Model to Modern and start a flight. Now all should be well."

[@tbone8723]

Try getting to the starter switch in VR … you can’t

[@mickbanks68]

beter to map a button or switch on your joystick to the start switch.

[@WoWSondo]

lol lean back hold right mouse lean in look to your left shut one eye bite your lip and left click and bam it starts.

[@anthonyvaughn3063]

I... CANNOT...fly goddamn helicopters 😆 Christ...I didn't even realize there were more assists to turn off, even with true-to- life. Whelp... I'll keep trying. Maybe learn something new from your subsequent videos! 🤞

[@flytoinspire7772]

They don't fly and they don't beat the air into submission, they're simply so noisy and ugly with the rotors spinning that the ground repels them! 😂

[@Anonymous-ew5bq]

We're here for controls start up and hover not a dam history lesson

[@Ost38]

You speak to fast

[@elliott7268]

*too

[@MarcelVanderWerf]

Really wondering why you're doin' that funky fake-cool low pitched voice......skipped the video....

[@klartraum8495]

My English skills are not the best and that voice made him so difficult to understand.

[@MarcelVanderWerf]

@@klartraum8495 Yes, and I don't see the purpose of doing it. I would love to hear him explain why he does this. Probably the same problem as the 'vocal fry' in young American women... they're just copying each other.