This was added when the EC135 was fully released
Well I missed that sneaky upgrade, well done
This was added when the EC135 was fully released
Well I missed that sneaky upgrade, well done
I'd like an R44.
Which controllers would you recommend? I guess with normal joysticks the spring is too strong?
Value for money and value for use this is the best helicopter joystick on the market and it's everything you will ever need . You can learn to fly a real helicopter with this it's so good.
Otherwise you need to buy a joystick and remove the centering springs.
if you want to get serious and master rotary wing flight then the pro flight is magic .
https://pro-flight-trainer-com.myshopify.com/products/pro-flight-trainer-puma
If you get hooked and you have cash to burn then :
Try listening to 4 radios, map reading and flying below 50ft, best not to loose that 50ft then
I highly recommend a tv series (made many many moons ago) called Flying Soldiers available on Youtube, I believe 8 episodes, It shows what I had to put up with on my flying course, great fun some times terrifying most of the time
Looking for the show now ... thanks the worst i have to deal are is bin chickens ( a brainless water bird here in Aussie and all the Chinese airline cadets that train from my aerodrome...)
At the moment I "steal" the taxi and beacon lights so I can use them for altitude hold and heading hold. Also, as we discussed earlier a further one for the trim button might help if we ever get it to work.
Main problem with helicopters is when users have to start looking around the cockpit for buttons the helicopter has a tendency to take itself on a different path, so having the option of some buttons would make it easier for the user.
Steve
That was me in a real B206 this morning looking for radio buttons and losing 50 feet every time I looked lol!
We will probably add an input for the helicopter throttle 1 and 2 or twist grip 1/2. This can then be used for r22 throttle and ec135 man fuel control and other helicopter flight/idle selection.
Wow that would be magnificent as then I can buy the Komodo EC135 Collective with double twist throttle. You keep making this better and better and my buddy Larry Lynx will be very pleased to hear this! 10/10
https://komodosimulations.co.uk/collections/co…/135-collective
Display MoreFrom what I understand a helicopter uses a different throttle command in the TMD files and thus in simulator.
For aircraft its "Controls.Throttle1"
For helicopters its "Controls.HelicopterThrottle1"
The throttles in the setup menus I would guess point to " Controls.Throttle1"
I have asked for user defined buttons and axis to help developers but it falls on deaf ears
Steve
Thanks for the answer Steve and I wonder why they can't do this as it would make the helicopters just that bit better and it does not seem such a hard request to implement. I now understand why the PCL's on the Lynx require to be dragged with the mouse pointer ....
Maybe there is a slight misunderstanding: The second most relevant axis to map in a helicopter (apart from the cyclic controls) is not the throttle, but the collective control which controls the amount of lift the helicopter is supposed to generate. Whenever I fly a simulated helicopter, the axis of my USB throttle controls the collective, not the throttle of the helicopter.
Flying the EC135 starting cold & dark you switch FADEC to flight mode at startup, and to idle/off at the end. While in flight you never touch the FADEC switches (which is why they are guarded by red safety switches).
To lift off you increase the collective power of the helicopter - you do not increase the throttle (well, FADEC does it as it sees fit).
Even if you are in a simulated helicopter without FADEC, it is rather unusual to manipulate the throttle while in flight.
Thanks for your reply but I am a helicopter pilot and have been simming helicopters for a while. The problem is not with the collective or FADEC system but the EC 130 I have flown has a single engine but the collective has a sort of twist throttle where you have two settings idle and flight idle. Idle is the setting used for start up and sitting on the ground and when you are ready to fly you twist the throttle to flight idle ( which is the flight setting) .
In some less advanced helicopters like the R22 the helicopter can be flown with the governor off and manual twist throttle but this is not what i am asking as if you look at the EC135 throttle it is a twist throttle albeit with only two settings unlike the As350 which has Power Control levers (PCL's) on the roof .
Actually these are switches you have to manipulate directly. They cannot be bound to an axis.
The throttle that can be bound to a controller axis gets overridden by the EC 135's FADEC.
Yes I have been using my mouse wheel to move them but I am a bit confused why you can't map to an axis.
The throttle has two settings idle and flight but I am unable to attach any axis to the throttles .
The model is awesome and flies like a twin squirrell I have flown but I'd love to get the throttles connected!
Do you have FADEC set to ON? I believe you cannot manipulate the throttle while FADEC is in effect.
Wow of course I am not used to flying these European helicopters!
Dual throttle on the collective on the EC135 can not be manipulated from my throttle axis, ( Throttle works on the r22).
I have the throttle axis on both aeroplane ( all four) and helicopter throttle but it wont move the throttles in game.
Is that me or is that the way it is in the Alpha and Beta?
Depends on your definition of a flight sim. Aerofly has the best flight physics, that clearly makes it a flight sim.
For default aircraft our aircraft have a lot of cockpit interaction.
If you have seen the latest alpha you know that you can shut down the engines in the a320 and lj45 now too, along with many of the piston aircraft and our turboprops and helicopters. We even added a new cold and dark feature.
We're also focussing on aircraft quite a bit, not sure how you got the impression that we don't.
Certainly the best helicopter physics of any sim.
Hi
Seems profi works - once past around 40kts the pedals seem to suddenly take over and keep the helicopter in balance with no need to keep a pedal pushed. Once you slow down below 40kts (approx.) there is a noticeable yaw and you need to get on the pedals again.
In a powered descent @300-500fpm you will see a lot of right pedal applied - this is without actually pressing any. She flies really nice and is pretty easy to keep in balance. There is no yaw string but there is a 'ball' under the artificial horizon and this also has a yaw indicator in the display too - compared to an R22 its way more stable.
Maybe I just got better but the EC135 seems easier to fly and is definitely easier to hover than the R22!
Well I fly the r22 and B206 IRL and the r22 is a real squirrel and things happen fast and there are no hydraulics and the model here is very very close. never flown an EC135 but assuming it is like the bigger turbines then they are much more stable but they are heavier and you have to be well ahead of what you want to do compared to the agile r22.
We are continuing to work on improving the build as well as the EC135, we also mentioned to give us a couple of weeks to work before seeing another build.
We released the EC135 to give everyone a preview of this wonderful helicopter while we continue to work on it.
It is an outstanding Alpha Version , a few bugs but nothing that stops it being enjoyed almost 99%.
Please say torque pedals not rudders , you sound like a "planker"
There seems to be a bug in the slip indicator ball as it does not move.
Also the twist throttle whilst it has been bound to the throttle axis you have to move it with the mouse as the throttle axis does not work in the Ec 135.
Any plans to add a double throttle axis in helicopters as it would be fun to get the Komodo double throttle collective!
Here is a manual I have downloaded . looks great.
Does anyone know if there is a manual yet for the Ec 135?
I see it has the twin throttle grip, any plans to have separate throttle assignment?
is it just me or does the throttles not move when attached to the throttle axis?
https://www.airbus.com/content/dam/pr…ice-montage.pdf
Check this out to go with your new ec135