[jhb] Re: More a juggling act than a flight!
- From: Fred Stopforth <fredstopforth@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2014 19:29:19 +0000
Ha good job I kept out of the way. Saw you on Qutescoop ummed and arred whether
to pop in to EGNS 😊 Fred
> Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2014 00:05:08 +0000
> From: pwdbt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [jhb] More a juggling act than a flight!
>
> The last two evenings, I decided to try and really master flying
> helicopters with the JHB Jetraanger. i think I've managed the first day
> as an apprentice without being fired! Having demolished most of
> Ronaldway's buildings and written off about 17 helicopters, I can now
> land on the runway and hover reasonably successfully from runway to
> parking! I tried a couple of addons from Hovercontrol - a "Real
> Helicopter" tweak, which went crazy after a while, so I binned that,
> then a Helitrim "gauge" which gave me 3-axis trim but wasn't quick
> enough. I finished up trying a rather complicated autopilot, which
> worked very well, and when I was losing it, could be switched on the
> restabilise things then switched off again. All good clean fun.
>
> Frank - I know you are into helos - am I right in thinking that when
> hover taxying and you pitch forward to go forward, you need to reduce
> power slightly to prevent the aircraft starting to climb, and as you
> bring the nose up to slow down, you have to add a smidgeon of power to
> stop the aircraft touching down prematurely? That is how it seems to
> behave anyway, and I'm talking tiny power changes here.
>
> Peter
>
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