can some one tell me how to fly helicopter?

[我是rcl]

I just buy the sa342 gazelle, not on steam, the tutorial does not include flight tutorial, and it's my first heli dlc

[fearlessfrog]

It is going to be quite challenging, especially as it is a beta module with no tutorials plus it is a very agile helo.

Check out some intro flights on other DCS helos, as many of the basic principles are the same.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aQyhDxR494

[我是rcl]

thanks!!!

[Northy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYKpgDeISy4

[[GCA] King Apo]

There is an easier controls option, also I 'halved' my input via curves ( I still suck^^).

[我是rcl]

just tell me why the key mapping is not complete, i cannot go up and down, the arrow key does nothing at all and the - + also don't control the engine, I have on ly keyboard and mouse but no controller

[Hadji]

If you are trying to fly a DCS helo with kb/m you are in for a challenge... Perhaps it is doable but I doubt it. You will need analog control for stick, collective and pedals or it will be close to impossible to control it.

DCS is the most realistic flight simulator on the market and the helos are challenging to fly even with proper controls (proper stick, throttle and rudder pedals) and the control mapping kind of assumes that you are using proper gear to fly. And even when you have the gear you will need to map it manually. It is just in the nature of flight sims.

[Cynical Jester]

I would LOVE to get at least one helo module for DCS but I have no pedals nor do I want to go out and buy some lol. But to OP I've heard flying helicopters in DCS is quite challenging and require more... finesse i guess you could say lol.

[我是rcl]

so anyone can tell me how to fly it with keyboard?
because in the keymapping there is even no flight control category!!!

[fearlessfrog]

Originally posted by Ekodaplayer:

so anyone can tell me how to fly it with keyboard?
because in the keymapping there is even no flight control category!!!

Flying the Gazelle with a keyboard would be incredibly difficult. I don't even know if the beta supports that either. You can ask the developers here:

http://forums.eagle.ru/forumdisplay.php?f=435

[Hadji]

Originally posted by Ekodaplayer:

so anyone can tell me how to fly it with keyboard?
because in the keymapping there is even no flight control category!!!

Did you bother to read what I wrote? You are supposed to use analog controls. Not kb/m.

[Hadji]

After having spent a few hours with the Gazelle I think it is safe to say that you can't fly it with kb/m. I went through the key mapping section and as far as I can tell collective and rudder has to be bound to analog axis. Arrowkeys are mapped to the cyclic by default but that doesn't do much good if you can't control collective and rudder pedals. Also, the Gazelle is VERY sensitive so I can't really see how the arrowkeys can work to control pitch and roll even if there was a workaround for the collective and rudder pedal mapping.

[Falconpolat]

flying helos with keyboards is so diffucult just get joystick

[我是rcl]

so can any one tell me what kind of joystick I should get? the price are quite different........

[Falconpolat]

i dont use joystick at this time but most people recommending x52

[Hadji]

Get some sort of HOTAS stick with twist rudder functionality.