Question about Helicopter usage in sim

[Willy]

I play around with them a bit now and again when I get to feeling cocky. I can do ok about half the time with them. But to me, the Gee Bee Z is easier to fly and I crash it far less.

 

[LouP]

I play around with them a bit now and again when I get to feeling cocky. I can do ok about half the time with them. But to me, the Gee Bee Z is easier to fly and I crash it far less.

This made me laugh, thanks Willy.

LouP

 

[Daube]

I am probably going to face the same problem about the VR googles
But I think I'm going to buy some anyways. I couldn't never get motivated to buy a TrackIR, but the Windows Mixed Reality VR googles (especially the Samsung ones, although not sold in Europe...) are a different story.

Flying low and slow over a nicely detailed area, like the area around an OrbX airport/airfield, or a nice photoscenery with autogen, is already so pleasant on a screen, so with VR it must be mind blowing...

 

[scotth6]

I mostly fly choppers when I am checking out a scenery up close, or for some low and slow flights. I am pretty proficient in the air, but landing on a small pad is a different story .

 

[Portia911]

I mostly fly choppers when I am checking out a scenery up close, or for some low and slow flights. I am pretty proficient in the air, but landing on a small pad is a different story .

My most satisfying small pad landing was Eldred Rock Lighthouse (south of Haines, AK). I can't recall now if comes with ORBX SAK, or whether it's a RTMM add-on, but it's a tiny island with just enough room for the Lighthouse and a commensurately small timber helipad. Took me quite a few <cough> passes before I got a nice touchdown there.

 

[Ganter]

Rotarys are great - they get you where nothing else can...

 

[blanston12]

Now that this poll is over, I do have to report that I am in the minority, while 35% of us reported that we fly fixed wing almost exclusively, that means that 65% fly helicopters at least some of the time, including 5% most of the time.

Interesting results and stories, thanks mates!

 

[Ganter]

Now that this poll is over, I do have to report that I am in the minority, while 35% of us reported that we fly fixed wing almost exclusively, that means that 65% fly helicopters at least some of the time, including 5% most of the time.

Interesting results and stories, thanks mates!

Yes, indeed Pug Dog, thanks for posting the thread - it has sparked some interesting discussion - and that's always good.

It has been interesting reading. I guess the takeaway might be that the more you fly them - the better you get - and, as a consequence of that; the more sim time they seem to claim from you. Certainly the leaps in recent Carriers have got me flying them more but I'm an old VTOL bloke so always have a soft spot for something that can go straight up and down.

Great thread.