AH-64D

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

  • 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)