Editorial

Jul 19, 2016 | by Nick Bates

The LTE myth

LTE, or Loss of Tail Rotor Effectiveness is something every pilot dreads and that is, very often, taken as one of the examples of how good a flight model in a given sim is. Nick doesn't see it that way and, along with other pilots, he thinks there's an LTE myth. Here's his opinion. What's yours opinion? Do you agree with Nick?

Jun 29, 2016 | by Nick Bates

The Cabri G2: a pilot's perspective

Wonder how our reviewers do when they're not reviewing flight sim addons? Well, most of them fly real helicopters. Nick Bates took a break from his offshore operations and did a review on the real Cabri G2.

Jun 23, 2016 | by Ricardo Nunes

Ten Left

Search and Rescue is one of the most demanding and honorable jobs a helicopter pilot can do. Ricardo Nunes, an ex-SAR pilot for the Portuguese Air Force, has done quite a few of these missions while working for the 751th Squadron of the PoAF.

May 26, 2016 | by Sérgio Costa

Dovetail Games Flight School for helicopter pilots

Unless you are living under a rock -- or are a very distracted person -- you should know by now that Dovetail Games Flight School is out. And you should also probably know that it only comes with 2 aircraft: the Piper PA-18 Super Cub and the Piper PA-28 Cherokee which are obviously not helicopters. So what's in for the helicopter fans?

May 12, 2016 | by Nick Bates

Real Flying for Sim Pilots

Much has been said, mostly by purely simulator pilots, of the benefits of simulators and simulator programs to real world pilots. With the prevalence of home PCs nowadays (a far cry from the early days of flight simming) and the quality of flight simulator products and accessories, it is somewhat true that the end user is armed with a wide array of seemingly useful aids.