HOW TO: Fly Helicopters in Flight Simulators | QUICK GUIDE

[@plokkum]

Mastering hovering takes time and practice, so don’t stress if it feels impossible at first. You’re learning a real pilot skill - stick with it! Keep practicing, and let me know in the comments how it’s going for you! Also check out: *HOW TO: Engine Out Landing Helicopters in Flight Simulators | QUICK GUIDE* kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWWalJ-Nfa6qbqc

[@blivionofficial8648]

would be nice to see youre gamepad inputs

[@plokkum]

@@blivionofficial8648 I did record my cyclic, collective and pedals input. But they make such a small movements, that it is barely noticeable to really learn something from it.

[@AJOliva-wy1ub]

Holy shit your tutorials seriously deserve to be included in every flight game. Very well explained and done, this is the exact video i've been dying to find

[@plokkum]

Thank you so much! That means a lot 🙏☺

[@alkilee3084]

Amazing video. Clear without any parasit informations. Perfect to begin MSFS 2024 ! Thanks a lot !

[@plokkum]

Much appreciated! I’m glad it was helpful. Enjoy your helicopter endeavour 😀

[@stephaneleduc7934]

Absolutely amazing video - cant wait to get started in MSFS 2024 thanks a lot.. helicopters have always been a bit of a mystery to me and I sort of avoided them. But with the new missions in MSFS and being swiss, I just have to try some alpine rescue missions...

[@plokkum]

@@stephaneleduc7934 Thank you so much! I promise you, once you get the hang of it, it feels so good fly helicopters. Can’t wait to check out the missions and career mode too!

[@rogerabram5108]

Fantastic video! Thank you!

[@plokkum]

Thank you! Glad it was useful to you!

[@JoshuaHambyOfficial]

Super pro content. You need more subs!

[@plokkum]

Thanks, Joshua! 😊

[@McBrunesky]

Oh, dude... great, great, GREAT video!!!

[@plokkum]

@@McBrunesky Thank you! I’m glad it’s helpful!

[@bennorouxdewet615]

This is an Amazing tutorial ❤ Helped me so much with my DCS 🎉

[@plokkum]

@@bennorouxdewet615 that’s really good to hear! Thanks for sharing!

[@ikbenspeedy]

Very well explained! Bedankt!

[@plokkum]

@@ikbenspeedy Thanks, Speedy! Veel succes! 😁

[@Tseer01]

Awesome! Please do continue this series! Subbed!

[@plokkum]

Thank you! Yes, new video is in the works :)

[@spiritwolf5792]

Awesomely made video, so professional, clean, smooth flowing and harmonised. This should be shown in masterclass editing.

[@plokkum]

Thank you so much! 🙏

[@TheSCARECROW28]

great vid! Keep up the good work!

[@plokkum]

@@TheSCARECROW28 Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@mattatkins4804]

An excellent video good sir! Thank you, most useful and answered many questions.

[@Jacob_Watcham]

This video deserves more...everything is put together so well, The explanation, the camera shots, the visual aspect along with the calm and clear instructions are a match made in heaven! Top marks sir 🫡

[@plokkum]

@@Jacob_Watcham Thank you so much, Jacob! 😊

[@bad_bee2688]

nice video pls keep it up just gained a sub :D

[@plokkum]

Thanks for the sub!

[@NoorFaizalNoorMalMnf71]

Nice video for new comer like me 👍👍👍

[@plokkum]

Thank you! Have fun! 😎

[@janpietersen2666]

Very clear instruction!

[@plokkum]

@@janpietersen2666 Thanks, Jan!

[@leroym9687]

Many thanks, I'm going to practice now..

[@plokkum]

@@leroym9687 Cool! How did it go?

[@MrRyan83]

Awesome Video!!! Keep it up.

[@plokkum]

@@MrRyan83 Thank you! 🙏🏻 I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@dukeengine1339]

Thius video comes on the right moment! Thank you! If I can make a comment: a bit too much music... let me hear the sound effects, and I'll be more into it... Thank you anyway great video!!!

[@plokkum]

Thanks for the feedback, I’ll take it into consideration for future videos. 😊

[@jaredhermansson1158]

Great video!

[@5641616341485]

Thank You

[@Grzechu789]

that altitude-landing joke deserves a like nice tutorial, clean and simple, straightforward, pretty short as for flying tutorial, TIMESTAPMS and you got the perfect voice for that kind of thing :) and that deservers a sub!

[@plokkum]

@@Grzechu789 Thank you, that made my day 😁

[@AlexBarregon]

Excellent, thank you.

[@loganwillson936]

Great video! Did better then what MSFS 2024 was trying to do.

[@plokkum]

Thank you! 🙏🏻

[@loganwillson936]

No problem, I will say it’s a bit tricky to get the hang of it.

[@mantistoboggan6815]

Great video. Have been into rotary wing aircraft for my entire life but never got to fly or properly sim. Would a thrustmaster hotas and tobi eye tracker get my foot in the door with immersive simming?

[@plokkum]

@@mantistoboggan6815 Thank you! The Thrustmaster HOTAS is a decent starting point, but for helicopter flying, you might find it a bit limiting due to the fixed centering spring on the joystick. The VIRPIL MongoosT-50CM3, on the other hand, allows you to adjust or completely disable the centering, making it much closer to the feel of a real cyclic. If you’re looking for finer control, VIRPIL might be worth considering!

[@CherisaDeLilah]

Thnx so much. This helped me a lot.

[@plokkum]

@@CherisaDeLilah Thank you so much! Happy to hear it! Enjoy!

[@ArcanePath360]

Thanks. I'm downloading this game right now

[@plokkum]

@@ArcanePath360 Sweet! You won’t regret it! Have fun 😎

[@ArcanePath360]

@@plokkum Thanks. Just flew round my house in a small 1 man drone craft. Was a little buggy here and there but I'm sure things will get fixed. My house looked like a it suffered the blitz or something when I parked outside it, lol.

[@murdergamers4308]

What about the throttle itself, some helicopters have it, can you make a tutorial about that as well cheers

[@smokethatgameb9937]

This was a awesome f$&king video 👌🏼

[@plokkum]

Haha, thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@dtotheatothevtothee]

Good stuff. I'm currently trying to figure out the best way to setup an Xbox controller with these inputs.

[@steppahouse]

Excellent and timely video :) I'm a die-hard space-simmer with a Virpil HOSAS and am now trying to figure out MSFS2024. So I've got two joysticks (left and right, as well as pedals) to work with. Right stick is cyclic, of course, but the left will be collective. My question is about setting up a collective control when I'm dealing with a center-zero joystick. In other words, the normal state of the joystick is unmoving and 0/0 for x and y axis. What's the best way to set this up as a collective?

[@plokkum]

@@steppahouse Thanks for the comment! I’m honestly not really sure how to best set up the left stick as a collective in your case. Maybe someone else can chime in. One thing I’d recommend, though, is using anti-torque pedals for the tail rotor control. You could map the anti-torque to a mini joystick axis on one of your sticks, but pedals will give you a much more intuitive experience for helicopter flying!

[@steppahouse]

@@plokkum I have a great set of Virpil pedals with toe brakes on both sides and all-metal construction. Love them!

[@Nightspyz1]

Awesome video! I already knew how to fly, but I didn't fully understand why things happen the way they do. Thanks for the detailed explanation! By the way, which simulator is used in the video?

[@plokkum]

@@Nightspyz1 Thank you! 🙏🏻 Yeah, it’s a complex system. Understanding why things happen can help understand how to prevent unwanted situations. The simulator in the video is DCS world. The helicopter is a free mod, the OH-6A by Tobsen & Eightball. Both are free to play and very realistic.

[@Nightspyz1]

@@plokkum Thank you for the response! Playing DCS has always been frustrating for me, as I felt my joystick/HOTAS didn’t have enough buttons to fully do what I wanted. I love VTOL VR, for example, because everything is accessible with your VR hands, clearly labeled, and not overly complicated, yet still provides the same level of fun with bomb runs or dogfights. What controller setup would you recommend for flying helicopters with the same level of accuracy you demonstrate in this video?

[@plokkum]

@@Nightspyz1I'm personally flying with a pretty old setup from 2007-a CH Products Fighterstick and rudder pedals, paired with a Virpil CM3 throttle for the collective. The stick is nothing fancy, and I can't even calibrate it anymore, but it gets the job done! If you're aiming for accuracy, though, a joystick with a 20cm extension can make a big difference. Brands like Virpil, WinWing, and VKB are rock solid, but they are on the pricier side. A stick with Force Feedback would make the most difference, as it lets you feel the forces acting on the helicopter, adding a whole new level of immersion.

[@DarrenMills-cg4cn]

Thank you for this video... plan to play MSFS2024 when it's playable and this video will help me alot...

[@AntonMaslo]

Very cool video, thank you! Is that DCS? (no idea, just guessing)

[@jamesgallagher2434]

It’s FS2024 - huge improvement over FS2020

[@AntonMaslo]

@@jamesgallagher2434 hmm, the colour palette, the murky clouds, the crip-looking military vehicles in the background, general shape of trees/buildings AND the “grenades” counter in lower-right led me to believe it's not MSFS… I'll be surprised if it really is.

[@plokkum]

Yes, it’s DCS 😉

[@jcrosby4804]

What else could it be? 🤪 Sees banana 🍌, “Is that a banana?” No idea, just guessing.

[@blazewhitman589]

It honestly just takes practice, i can perfectly fly a helicopter in msfs 2024, dcs, and any simulator, with 0 assistance but the key is to turn your sensitivity down and dont over correct, its just a game of balancing the controls and overtime you get the hang of it

[@JohnVanderbeck]

What sim is used in the video?

[@gregstarjun]

Looks like DCS

[@plokkum]

@@JohnVanderbeck Correct, that’s DCS. It has great helicopter flight physics. Well worth trying.

[@JohnVanderbeck]

@@plokkum I'm surprised. My DCS doesn't look anywhere near that good haha. What map? I have the Apache and I think t he Blackhawk on DCS, but haven't tried them.

[@plokkum]

@@JohnVanderbeck this is the Afghanistan map, which is still really rough. I think it is just a good combination of light and location :)

[@Hellfire0220]

You should do this is MSFS2024 not DCS as Ground affect and FMs are modeled correctly and not like warthunder.

[@nonamemcnotaspy8654]

system specs?

[@plokkum]

i11700k, 128GB RAM, 4090. I'm in visual effects/animation, so the RAM and 4090 is a necessity :)

[@EFYN]

Life saver! The helicopter pilot died so I had to quickly learn how to fly before we crashed!

[@plokkum]

@@EFYN Haha! So lucky you had 13 minutes to spare 🤣

[@Sim-Pilot-GreyEyedEagle]

Just my 2 cents: Helicopter Training Basic Skills: kzbin.info/aero/PL_cFKcXH1LEIIH2VbloXqNPoGHqcJJ3sP Helicopter Training Intermediate Skills: kzbin.info/aero/PL_cFKcXH1LELHG08Z1yALdYhuX1BBDGMG Helicopter Training Advanced Skills: kzbin.info/aero/PL_cFKcXH1LEKOfmvx76yE774IcQDoe03n

[@urbanshadow777]

Step 1: fix every single button on the flight stick as the choices asobo have made make absolutely no sense. Oh and do that on a menu system that is un intuitive, cand detect half the imputs and is so buggy you lose your settings after exiting the menu.

[@p0sher]

Brilliant! But the music is just so unnecessary!