Thanks Golf,
Ok,I found the helicopters on Microsoft but same results.I guess if I'm going fly,I'll need to invest in some equipment.With the golf season just around the corner,I'll probably wait until fall.
I thought of you over the weekend when I heard of the tornados..Hope all is well.
What do you think of this set-up?..lol
http://www.flyit.com/
TC's helicopter
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Sam,
I've seen those before. The thing is: If I could afford those, I could afford REAL flying lessons!
I can understand the delayed-due-to-golf-season coming reasoning -- we just find the inexpensive courses to play so we can indulge our golf addiction and my simming addiction. Besides, then I can "fly" on rainy days!
I'm not sure if you can see this picture very well, but it's my current setup (though I have since gotten the CH pedals). The arrow at the top points to the cyclic (blue and silver buttons on top of the stick) which rests on a board screwed to the bottom of the chair seat and jutting out to hold the base of this stick; the arrow to center left points to the "bars" that are my first pedals (rigged to a Logitech joystick, that worked just barely, enough to give me the idea of what I should be doing, thus the acquisition of the CH pedals); and the arrow at the bottom left points to the collective/throttle, which is taped to a board screwed vertically to the side of the chair (with the axis reversed for raising and lowering the collective, which is the opposite of going forward and back with an airplane throttle), so I can virtually "raise" and lower the "collective." It's a pretty good setup for an amateur "jerry-rigging" of equipment.
All the notebooks leaning against the computer tower at lower left are my instructions all printed off!!!
golf
P.S. Sam, one thing that REALLY helps, even with just a joystock, in MSFS with the helicopters is: TURN THE AUTO RUDDER OFF. By default, it's "on" for airplanes. It really messes you up with helis because it prevents your using the tail rotor. Check your settings and see if that helps a little.
I've seen those before. The thing is: If I could afford those, I could afford REAL flying lessons!
I can understand the delayed-due-to-golf-season coming reasoning -- we just find the inexpensive courses to play so we can indulge our golf addiction and my simming addiction. Besides, then I can "fly" on rainy days!
I'm not sure if you can see this picture very well, but it's my current setup (though I have since gotten the CH pedals). The arrow at the top points to the cyclic (blue and silver buttons on top of the stick) which rests on a board screwed to the bottom of the chair seat and jutting out to hold the base of this stick; the arrow to center left points to the "bars" that are my first pedals (rigged to a Logitech joystick, that worked just barely, enough to give me the idea of what I should be doing, thus the acquisition of the CH pedals); and the arrow at the bottom left points to the collective/throttle, which is taped to a board screwed vertically to the side of the chair (with the axis reversed for raising and lowering the collective, which is the opposite of going forward and back with an airplane throttle), so I can virtually "raise" and lower the "collective." It's a pretty good setup for an amateur "jerry-rigging" of equipment.
All the notebooks leaning against the computer tower at lower left are my instructions all printed off!!!
golf
P.S. Sam, one thing that REALLY helps, even with just a joystock, in MSFS with the helicopters is: TURN THE AUTO RUDDER OFF. By default, it's "on" for airplanes. It really messes you up with helis because it prevents your using the tail rotor. Check your settings and see if that helps a little.
"Portside, buddy."