Looking for some good copters to buzz around with in FS9 any good ones out there on the freeware side that would be recomended and work and have good options in FS9...Trying to learn the in's and outs of copters. I can fly I just cant hover to save my life... And I still come down to hard 9/10 times. Any hints?????As allways thanks in advance :))

The best I've found for FS2004 so far are these:A

-"Trying to learn the in's and outs of copters. I can fly I just cant hover to save my life... And I still come down to hard 9/10 times. Any hints?????-"Try the hud for the Bell206 and the R22.http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=...hor=&CatID=RootKurt M

Dark...Been reading your posts and we seem to be the same page on alot of things so I will 100% check those out and those tutorials.I got the Saitek Evo Joystick and its so comfortable to use the twist rudder functions that my desire for rudder pedels have almost gone away. I know its not the same (flown about a dozen solo hours mostly in Pipers) and that rudder movement in a real plane is actualy quite intuitive and natural once you get your neural synapses to understand whats going on (very much like the small movements you make with a car stearing wheel to stay centered and correct drift and never think about) (wow thats a good anology i'll have to remember that)But none the less the EVO is a nice alternative for me...Of course your milage may vary, all models where over 18 at time of photography, not valid in certain states...

Yeah, the Gazelle is really really good. I also really like the EC120 Colibri pack, which you'll also find at simviation.comIncidentally, does anyone know if there is a good As350n anywhere for FS9? I really like that helicopter. The one I had for FS2002 doesn't seem to work on my system.Cheers,Simon.

Hovering and landing are easier to do in a larger bird. Huey or Bell 214. Think of the R22 as a bit of a hotrod. They are great to fly but very touchy. The larger birds give you a slower responce which helps when making adjustments during hover and landing.No doubt about it...Ronson2k

No EuroCopter AS series for FS9 yet, all the old ones are not compatable, but there are 2 that I know of in development as well as a new BO-105, plus a highly detailed Augusta A109 that should be out soon.Al Devins has an MD500E and a MD520 notar for FS9 at Hovercontrol (plus his bell longranger over at Simviation works fine), nice little ships to zip around in. The FS2002 MD500 has been updated for FS9.There's the bell 427 and an MD902 exploror as well. You an get a good EC-135 or EC-145 here http://www.gkflusi.de/modules.php?module=m...n=showkat&kat=1Manual Gonzalaz has a very detailed bell 407 for FS9Last but not least, Jordan Moore has updated his Bell Huey for FS9 with a VC and a hoist, he'll be adding more variants and extras at a later date, you can get the lastest and the greatest at http://www.hovercontrol.com/Hope that helps!Regards, MichaelKDFWhttp://mysite.verizon.net/res052cd/mybannercva1.jpgCalVirAir International VAwww.calvirair.comCougar Mountain Helicopters & Aviationwww.cgrmtnhelos.com