Is there a good Helicopter Sim out there ??

anthony566 said:
I am installing it now but it looks like you have to buy each aircraft is that correct ?
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Yes, you get 2 modules free (a P-51 and a Su-25T), the rest have to be bought.

Of the 3 Helicopters available, the Ka-50 is the easiest to fly, but the hardest to fight in. The Huey is quite a handful but once mastered is a real pleasure to fly. Oh and the miniguns ..... :)


EDIT:- Can't forget this one too


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DCS certainly does work with joystics, Take On I remember playing with a stick too.

But go for DCS - its is actually easier to fly than Take On - because it is more realistic, its physics just make sense, Take on can be extremely unstable in hover because it does not model air compression/ground effect too well.

Just taking off and landing on roofs etc is great fun in DCS.

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Ok so DCS is up and running and does look fantastic ... my X45 does work ( well sort of ) but either I am not looking in the right place or the X45 isn't really compatible as I am unable to tune the stick or assign any functions to the stick and as DCS has about a million keyboard keys its going to be a very steep learning curve !!!!!

So can I ask what controls are people using in DCS ??
 
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See page 22 onward in the DCS manual (in the start menu) - it explains how the inputs system operates.

See page 27 onward for tuning your stick.

Nate
 
Nate--IRL-- said:
See page 22 onward in the DCS manual (in the start menu) - it explains how the inputs system operates.

See page 27 onward for tuning your stick.

Nate
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I can only find one manual and its all about the Su 25T ??? were am I going wrong lol .... and please don't say when you installed it :)
 
Never heard of DCS so can't comment on that but I find X Plane 10 to be bloody amazing.

It's a flight sim based more on fixed wing aircraft but the helis are on a whole different level to anything I've experienced.

Join VATSIM when you can handle a chopper well :)



The base sim is £50ish, and you can buy tons of aircraft off their marketplace (pretty pricey, be warned).
 
Diddums said:
Never heard of DCS so can't comment on that but I find X Plane 10 to be bloody amazing.

It's a flight sim based more on fixed wing aircraft but the helis are on a whole different level to anything I've experienced.

Join VATSIM when you can handle a chopper well :)

The base sim is £50ish, and you can buy tons of aircraft off their marketplace (pretty pricey, be warned).
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Another awsome sim. Lots of people use this when training for FAA licence or to become an air traffic controller.
 
+1 for the Huey within DCS..

Plus, hopefully sometime before the Armageddon Eagle Dynamics are going to release the upgrade for the graphics, named Edge.

Should bring a whole new level to the sim..
 
Flack88 said:
Another awsome sim. Lots of people use this when training for FAA licence or to become an air traffic controller.
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At some schools they use it in their simulators, in which case the hours actually count towards your licence too.

You can also fly a Shuttle. All I'll say is that it splinters magnificently when you crash it :p
 
DCS makes sims for the Pentagon and for the Russian Military, their partner Belsimtek who made the Huey also made commercial chopper simulators...

 
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