Cyclic Helicopter Lesson

Apart from the first helicopter lesson which seems to be broken, I’ve done ok in the next ones, got an A rating.

I’ve tried the cyclic lesson, having previously managed to hover and hover taxi quite well, when the instructor leaves me to control the cyclic after saying I only need very small controller input it’s totally uncontrollable.

Previously when he’s helped with either the ledals or the cyclic I’ve been fine, but this time as soon as he gives me control after saying it’ll want to turn to the left so I’ll need counteract with some right stick, it me literally all over the place! Forwards, backwards, left, right, up, down everywhere.

Now I’m not sure if it’s just because I’m rubbish, the controller is too sensitive or something is broken with the lesson or the flight model?

I tried the helicopter in the last Weeklet challenge and that was hard but flyable, I’ve tried a helicopter in free flight, again hard, but flyable, neither of which was the same helicopter as in the lesson.

So not sure whether I just need it get better or is something broken somewhere? Or is there maybe some assists switched off in the lessons that are on in free flight or the challenges?

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Helicopters are not easy to fly, if you are not used to them I would recommend you practise a lot in free flight mode before attempting to progress with them in the career.

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Valid point, but was hoping the lessons would help me learn to fly them.

Either something is not right or the difficulty level takes a very sharp upward turn after the first couple lessons.

I might try and see if the helicopter from the lessons is available on free flight and see how I get on with it there.

Just tried the same helicopter in free flight, found it perfectly controllable, so the lesson is either broken or assists are off that are on in free flight.

Career disable every assistance