Aussieflyer38 Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 I decided to grab Aerosofts Offshore Landmarks North Sea, read all blurb and thought it sounded interesting - something different. Never had much to do with "choppers" and found I definitely need to brush up on my skills. Trying to land a helicopter on a pad in the North Sea ain't for the faint hearted. I need a LOT of practice. 😟 And no, I didn't get it down successfully 😡 One thing I learned, don't try to land a helicopter on one of these rigs from the cockpit, do it from outside. Don 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieflyer38 Posted July 20, 2023 Author Share Posted July 20, 2023 sorry guys for the double up, perhaps Iain can remove one of them for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 great shots, I still struggle with landing these.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikbenik Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 (edited) Yeah! I also find flying helicoters a lot more difficult than flying planes, especially landing them on a few square meters is challenging. I have the best experience with the heli's H135 & H145 from HPG, the H135 is freeware and is fine and detailled modelled. Edited July 20, 2023 by ikbenik 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Looking good Don and i have removed your double post. cheers Iain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andiflyit Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Nice shots Don, the trouble with helicopters in the sim is that you can never let it go, too tiring for me...🙂 Must be extremly challenging in real world to fly it. Absolute concentration required. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Fantastic shots Don. Gave up trying to fly those things a long time ago. 😀 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boetie Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Ditto Adam's comment. Give me a yoke and rudder pedals any day, no disrespect the the mixmaster pilots. Well done Don. Cheers Graeme 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dow Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Choppers are fine in VR, the difference between the 3D depth in VR and the flat 2D screen is chalk and cheese. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieflyer38 Posted July 30, 2023 Author Share Posted July 30, 2023 On 7/20/2023 at 7:02 PM, Iain Emms said: Looking good Don and i have removed your double post. cheers Iain Thanks Iain, showing my age now, I get the stutters. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmb Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 I was hesitant for some time, but made quite good friends now with the H145 under VR and after getting a wonderful Virpil Collective. However, like @ikbenik writes, landing on a small area is still a challenge. Kind regards, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dow Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 8 hours ago, pmb said: I was hesitant for some time, but made quite good friends now with the H145 under VR and after getting a wonderful Virpil Collective. However, like @ikbenik writes, landing on a small area is still a challenge. Kind regards, Michael A good way to practise is to do a 'carrier approach'. Set up a descent profile that approaches the pad at a flattish angle, similar to a runway approach, and reduce speed by raising the nose and reducing the 'power' and flying into the pad without trying to actually hover before settling down. As you get more approaches you can balance the approach speed more precisely to land at just a few knots, then at zero knots. Just like the one foot rule in golf, I allow a couple of metres of slide after touchdown as a successful landing. Better that than copping a ground effect rise and the dreaded backwards momentum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eberhard Haberkorn Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 great looking shots and landmarks worthwhile having! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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