Articles with tag 'How to fly helicopters'

Fast Cow Productions announces H120 and AS350 for MSFS

Fast Cow Productions announces H120 and AS350 for MSFS

The team is working on 2 new helicopters for Microsoft’s sim and sent us some screenshots and work-in-progress images.

Introduction to Helicopter Flight Simulation VOD now available

Introduction to Helicopter Flight Simulation VOD now available

The free webinar, held in collaboration with Flight Simulation Association, is available as Video-On-Demand (VOD).

Community member flightsim481 releases helicopter tutorial videos

Community member flightsim481 releases helicopter tutorial videos

The first of what seems to be a series of videos teaching how to fly helicopters is just out.

Talking on the radio

Talking on the radio

Does talking on the radio scare you to death? Are you unsure of what to say, when to say and how to say it? Jeff has you covered!

Flying and communication online

Flying and communication online

Flying in your sim is fun and it gives you this warm feeling of accomplishment. You want to go the extra mile, though and start adding communication into your flights – be it with ATC or in a non-towered field. And here’s how it can get daunting.

Free e-book: FAA's Helicopter Flying Handbook

Free e-book: FAA's Helicopter Flying Handbook

Looking for some good read about flying helicopters? The FAA has a free e-book available for us, that you can download and start reading right away.
Book: Learning to Fly Helicopters, Second Edition

Book: Learning to Fly Helicopters, Second Edition

Helicopter flight simulation fans are always looking to learn new stuff. The book "Learning to Fly Helicopters" sure has a lot for us to learn.
Slope operations

Slope operations

Taking off and landing are no easy jobs when it comes to helicopters. Especially if you add some slopes to the mix.
The autorotation

The autorotation

Do helicopters fall from the sky when their engine stop? In reality, when the engine stops you can use a maneuver that will get you safely back to the ground: the autoration.
Approach and landing

Approach and landing

We are nearing the end of our basics tutorials. We have learned quite a bit so far and now it's time to tackle the approach and landing.