#Helicopter key commands xplane 11 how to#

Definitely don't yank the collective to get off the ground. Technique-wise, though, you want to go back and forth between adding a little power and correcting which way it wants to turn (even if it's grinding on the skids on the ground, you can tell if you need a little more right or left) so by the time you're airborn, you've got the right amount on anti-torque. Maybe the calibration screen will show the position of that axis, or at least turn yourself into an airplane and look at an exterior view of the rudder as you move the pedals. There are a number of ways you could tell if the 'rudder' signal is noisy, and if you've got 'em apart again, spray some contact cleaner or wd-40 in the potentiometer to make it less scratchy. It could be the pedals, or it could be you. If you are in Seattle still, go see Ichiro at Classic Helicopters. Once you get past that you should be good. Many people over control and it keeps them from properly controlling the hover. Make sure you rest your hand on your leg and just grip with two fingers on the cyclic and move your wrist to control. And I have seen them at a few flight schools over the years. I used one at Rucker when I was first learning to fly.

I looked all over the internet and couldn't find a picture of one so I guess no one makes them anymore.

#Helicopter key commands xplane 11 how to#

It taught you how to properly control a hover so it was easier to get once you got into the helicopter. You're job was to keep the marble in the center of the plate using the cyclic which sitting in the chair. There used to be these chairs that had a cyclic connected to a flat plate that gimbled with a marble on top of the plate.