Down low is the most fun way to fly choppers, but the scenery can be hit and miss with both generated and photogrammetry areas.
So where in the world do you enjoy flying choppers?
And are any of the chopper scenery packs really worth while, or are they only good for a few flights?
This is an absolute must have for helicopter flying in Jeppeson2001 » Victoria Falls Scenery Package - Animated Falls & Rapids, 4 Bush Strips, 30 Helipads » Microsoft Flight Simulator
As is the Aerosoft North Sea industries.
Nice, just got the Mini 500 and Victoria Falls scenery as my first chopper and scenery purchases.
That North Sea Industries pack does look interesting, always fun to land on rigs and ships.
LA to san diego is so much photogrammetry and all kinds of little canyons and cool places to fly.
Then around MOAB in Utah!
And around Gateway in colorado!
Queenstown of course in new zeeland now after the update is fantastic!
Costa del sol is a lot of photogrammetry and lovely to fly in too, start Malaga Airport and explore the coast in either direction!
I am currently doing a north to South Island tour of New Zealand in the Cowansim 206. Still on the north island at the moment, nice rolling hills and good performance in VR.
Los Angeles is amazing for helicopters. Most of the higher buildings have helipads, and the photogrammetry is so good they are useable for landing even without addons.
Tokyo is very similar, excellent photogrammetry and lots of helipads on the higher buildings. Seems they are not actually used in real life, but only designed for emergencies. Again you cannot start on these helipads, but landing and then taking off again works just fine.
Third favorite for me is the freeware Return To Misty Moorings scenery pack in Alaska. So many lighthouses with helipads, and cabins where you need to find a suitable spot to land close by. Or you take a helicopter with floats like the freeware R44.
IniBuilds has a free Masai Mara scenery bundle that it perfect for helicopters.
For practice, I like Reuinion Island with the freeware heliports from Flightsim.to.
Fly downtown Manhattan at night. Land in Times Square, go past Lady Liberty, enjoy the colors of the city. It’s magnificent.
Flew twice in a chopper IRL ( as a passenger since I don’t have a license)
The first time was a scenic flight in a Bell ranger 206 over the grand canyon.
Unfortunately not THROUGH the canyon because that is not allowed.
The second ride was in robinson R-44, following the winding river called Ijssel in the Netherlands ( company was/is based at EHTE)
Currently I don’t use MSFS because my laptop limits me to ultra low settings and that ruins the sheer fun of sim flying.
But… I’m saving money in order to build a decent rig and get back in the virtual air soon.
For the time being I’m killing my spare time in the F-16 in DCS world.
Flying it is not really hard but mastering the A-A and A-G weapons is a different cookie.
Best accessories in general but for sure in the F-16 are a HOTAS with rudders and a VR set / track-Ir/Tobii.
In fact, you’re sitting on top of the viper with optimal clear view in all directions ( as far as you can stretch your neck.
I have all the ships and all available airports in HI, so I do a lot there, especially taking little breaks on moving destroyers. Also like Sydney and Vegas areas. And anywhere I want to see how well modeled it really is(or not). GET TO DA CHOPPA!
Some great ideas coming in, thanks all!
I’ve just downloaded Phillipines Manila Bay free scenery after seeing it on a chopper YouTube video. Looking forward to exploring that.
Edit: Be aware this scenery has about 16 dependencies. It does look nice in this video.
Helo flying in the Los Angeles area is great. Nearly every high rise building has a pad on the roof, and they are all at different altitudes. It’s a playground for practicing your landings.
I just finished a tour around New Zealand in the G2, visiting all the new POIs.
Queenstown and Wellington were great!
With all the low level flying I noticed that photogrammetry can look nice, but also very awful - especially trees and power poles look terrible, when the photogrammetry gets to them.
Nice! I’m guessing that is the new Niagara Falls scenery, just released?
Yes, indeed. A great piece of scenery to fly helicopters. Many interesting things to discover. The chopper is Taog’s Hangar’s Alouette III.
I think it’s worth mentioning that I just released a massive MSFS Vancouver Island scenery that is purely geared for helicopter pilots (and seaplane pilots to some degree). It has 4 fully modelled hospitals with helipads, 6 heliports, including Coast Guard, and some exotic helipads: a cruise ship, a Coast Guard ship, a private yacht and a private mansion with a breathtaking view. It even has 3 car accident scenes to discover, for simulating medevac.
The Grand Canyon or the big Island oh Hawaii
Finger lakes in NY make some good helicopter flying along with the incredible NY southern tier especially in the fall 
