MickeySkooter wrote in Mon Jul 02, 2018 12:51 am:Amazed at the skill you have flying the heli. Must take a special joystick, pedals and the whole list of equipment. 3d glasses? Wow.
SteveO
Thanks Mickey,
with that particular heli it took something to hide the fact that it's way too tail heavy.
Anyway, I've been crazy about helicopter simulation since the Commodore 64 came
out. However, the first memories of actually feeling like having a realistic flight
model came since X-Plane 7.
These days I feel like FlightGear has things in it that others lack like retreating
blade stall, more unpredictable ground effect more feeling of random
turbulence, ground effect over objects like tall buildings etc.
One can learn to be really good even with a HOTAS like the Saitek X52 without
pedals using the twist grip for pedals on the stick. And I've seen individuals who can
manage _well_ with a mouse and a keyboard too.
But it sure does help to have more heli like controls. This is what I've got currently:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pm04mgk7v3hdf ... 4.JPG?dl=0And sorry for going off topic a bit...