How to Fly the DCS AH-64D Apache #1: Helicopter Basics

Part 1/4, giving you insight into what every control does and how to coordinate them to fly smoothly. It's a VERY simplified crash-course in helicopters. Yes you can go inverted briefly. But for your early training, maybe hold up on doing that. Get control first, the you can practice acrobatics.

Also, the flight model is early early access. Strong bets on the flight model's going to change and tweak for a while.

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Track: "Technological Ruin" from White Bat V

00:00 Series Intro
02:30 Controls Indicator
04:26 Cyclic - rotor disc tiliting
05:56 Collective (~power / lift)
07:52 Anti-Torque Pedals & being 'in trim'
13:52 Nothing to see here. No secrets of the universe. No mystery of life. Especially don't stare at it. You'll go mad.
14:57 Controls in a simple turn
16:35 Throttles
17:28 Smooth motions & RPM drops
20:03 Control Coupling/Collective changing Pitch
20:36 Pedals causing bank
21:25 Max speed & Retreating Blade Stall
21:47 Effective Translational Lift (ETL)
22:23 In Ground Effect (IGE) vs Out of Ground Effect (OGE)
23:11 Vortex Ring State (VRS)