The FlyInside B206 is not my favorite, and what you are describing is part of the reason. The devs still have the controls assigned incorrectly and the tail rotor only functions if assigned to rudder.
The best place for help is the FlyInside Discord
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Good to know it’s not me doing something wrong. Which helicopters would be your top 3 in MSFS 2024 (including payware add-ons), if I may ask? I placed my order for the Puma X yesterday with the B-style grip, twin engine option, and it’s expected to arrive on Friday so I am super excited.
Don’t know about @belatu42 - I watch all his videos as well. My go to is the Asobo Bell 407 - fast, maneuverable and a nice flight model. After that Taog’s Huey and the Cowansim 500e. Some other good ones coming - MH60 from Blackbird/Milviz, 2 new from Cowan and a couple of other projects on the way.
Great time to be flying helos..
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Are Taog’s helicopters compatible? I am considering buying the Lama but only if it works under MSFS 2024. I want some cool choppers for the new dedicated helicopter controls.
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All of Taog’s helicopters are great. I haven’t encountered any issues with them in ‘24 yet, but it’s better to purchase them from Flightsim.to instead of the marketplace…oh, the Lama and Alouette show up as variants instead of separate aircraft, but they fly beautifully. Taog’s Huey might be the best helicopter flight model available for MSFS20/24.
You can’t go wrong with anything Cowansim either. I am partial to his B206B3 & L3. The Cowansim R22 is excellent as well. The pedals are a bit light but you can get more realistic input with curves. The B222 would put those twin throttle grips to use.
The default Carenado R66 in the base game is fantastic and flies really close to the real thing. The Cabri G2 is great as well.
Avoid Mscenery, they are only good for static display.
Good choice of the Pro-Flight-Trainer.com Puma. Best overall complete, bang for your buck helicopter control set you can find. I’ve been rocking a version that I’ve upgraded continuously since 2015 when I used it to re-run lessons to earn my private.
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I greatly appreciate your detailed reply and suggestions. Thank you so much! I will conduct my “initial training” in the Cabri and the R66 then, and once I am used to the Puma, I will purchase the Lama and the Huey, as I love both helicopters. I own the Cowansim R22 and the MD500, it’s good to know they work in 2024!
One final question. My understanding is that the Puma X will automatically be “configured” as far as switches and axes go, so I won’t need to spend too much time on binding unless I intend to change the pre-configured settings. However, I wonder if the same applies to the Puma curves as to those of any joystick, meaning I should increase the sensitivity like crazy (in MSFS 2020, I used to have sensitivity 100, reactivity 100, dead zone 0) or leave everything at default? Is there any “good” overall starting point for MSFS 2024 using the Puma? As I cannot judge based on real-world comparison, I am worried I won’t be able to tell when it’s correct.
No curves are needed for the Puma. Keep everything 1:1
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Thanks guys for the "SET HELICOPTER THROTTLE AXIS” remark (instead of the wrongly linked axis option that also activates the collective).
It is still not corrected in SU3 beta 1.5.4… ridiculious.
Really frustrating for new helicopter users (like me) who mess about for ages due to bugs like this…
And: I think the “solved” should be removed from this thread?
Do I understand correctly that the Set Helicopter Throttle Axis on the H125 does not function to switch the Puma X from Flight to Idle?
I’m using this topic to aks for help regarding helicopter throttle mapping. Even when correctly mapped, the throttle axis seems to override the Governor in several aircraft.
I used to fully open the throttle, and after the governor kicks in, I’d roll the throttle back to iddle, but now, when I roll it back to iddle, the rpm drops to zero. If I fully open the throttle, the rpm goes up like crazy. Any tips on this issue?
It actually works just fine in Taog OH-6, but 2020 payware helis and native 2024 like R66 do have this issue.
Bell 206 from Cowan works fine as well, but a few others do not. (like r22)
You shouldn’t be rolling the throttle back to idle. The governor would then be trying to maintain the rotor rpm with not enough fuel to be able to do it. Keep the throttle at max (or whatever setting the POH recommends for flight.)
I suspect helicopters with FADEC are allowing you to get away with that, but aircraft with physical thottle linkages won’t.
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Most helicopters that have a twist grip throttle on the collective have a range that the governor is engaged. It may not always be correctly modeled in the sim, but for example, the R22’s governor engages above 80% and disengages below 80% throttle position.
This allows for manual control during startup, warm up and practice emergency procedures without disengaging the governor.
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Thats right, but for some reason the governor isn’t being engaged while above 80%, it goes above 100% and spins like crazy with full throttle 
Yeah, that roll back to idle was a workaround that I’ve been using since 2020, but now not even that works…I know in RL you should leave the throttle fully opened.
Which helicopter are you flying? The R66 has a bug where the governor is off by default. Which is a pain because there isn’t a switch in the cockpit. In the real one, it’s always on unless there is a failure. The only way to turn it off is to pull the fuse.
If you’re flying the R66 in MSFS2024, make sure you set a binding for ‘gov on’ and ‘gov off’ so you always know what state its in.