phoenix

[agh321]

Hi all just started the sim due to boredom
i was wondering if there is a follow up close mode in the menu cant seem to find one
ime having problems trying to fly the heli because when it gets to far away it turns black and very small
the other sims ive used in the past used to have some sort of follow mode in there menu

[fatmantom]

there's autozoom in the view menu (i'mguessing its the "view" menu)

if not its called autozoom just not sure which menu lol

cheers,

[waveydavey]

Strangely enough that's what happens down the field the further it gets away from you the harder it is to see the orientation. I find it better to fly using normal or keep ground in view. This seems to give a much better aspect to the sim however I do find the keep ground in view bit vomit inducing for some reason

[chemicalbro]

yeah tom autozoom is in view\camera

you can also bring up the binocular window (shows your heli the same size at all times with no background, its only so you can see the orientation of the heli)

view/display/show binoculars

[moyesboy]

Have you upgraded to 2.00q version Andy?
There is also the "keep ground in view" option which seems kind of a good idea to start with and then has you reaching for the sick bag!

You might also look for the model edit/finetuning/rotorhead/"bolts almost falling out" menu for a bit more rotor wobble realism....

I've edited in 15 degrees of pitch and reduced the power to reproduce my super bog out motor stalling setup

Now all we need is the weather to incude thick fog and to sit the PC screen next to the open freezer door with a fan inside

[robgt]

The other option is to try keeping the heli closer to you when flying

LOL
Cheers,
Rob

p.s. Some smilies seem to be missing currently!!

[heliTV]

When I first started, I found the binocular window useful as the heli got away from me fairly quickly and it took time for me to work out how to turn it! Its surprising how quickly they get away from you - both in the sim and in real life... I crashed (IRL) a while back when I realised it was 150yds away and I couldn't work out which way it was pointing - sounds silly now, but its easily done!!!

As you get more practice, you anticipate what the heli will do and can make control changes before it disappears from view so the binocular vision becomes irrelevant. Its very useful to start with though and avoids waiting for the crash or randomly throwing stick inputs in in the hope you can bring it back!