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Just for comparison, the FSX default 172 idles at 600 rpm and it take 1100-1200 to start rolling. These are pretty close to an actual 172 that idles between 600 and 800 rpm and taxi rpm of 800-1000.

Welcome, nice to have another MilRet aboard.

Quite a unique paint scheme.

You should do a good clean up of your C drive, move stored document and picture piles to a thumb drive or external hard drive. Free up as much space as possible. Then you can consider installing FS9.

Joesph, you hit the nail on head. Learning! Even after all these years there is so much out there for FSX for which I have just started to scratch the surface. I started to do repaints as a way to give back to this community. Now I've started to "attempt" to add scenery; a daunting task to learn (at least for me). And I've downloaded dozens of wonderful aircraft to compare flying techniques and for photo opportunities. I love old "steam" gauges. I would recommend some of the '50s/''60s twin-engine airliners, they have really detailed and correct instrumentation for the period and are easy to fly. And remember this community is here to assist each other along our chosen airways of simming. Welcome to FlightSim

Too funny Zippy!

Time to come off autopilot an hone your hands-on skills.

Nicely done Frank, informative and visually enjoyable.

Thanks Bill, and very true, but it wouldn't have made such a good title. Unless they bring vino!

This has been a solid reference since first developed in 2013. and has been updated.

Works for me, and that's what I'll tell the FAA if they ask!

I could never get tired of the Connie.

Yes, and you are right, good for civilian airfields. This is one thing I'd like to lean to do with my repaint, make them well worn.

In real aviation this is part of what generated the FAA's "fly a controller" program. Many ATC controllers are nit pilots and really benefitted from seeing tings from the pilots view. And when pilots could visit ATC, it was also quite enlightening, flying is a lot easier than controlling.

I see the REIL at 30 sec on video. 200 and 1/2? Must have been 300 and 1 per the approach plate. Well done, very realistic. https://flightaware.com/resources/airport/EYW/IAP/RNAV+(GPS)+RWY+09/pdf

This may also occur based on setting in the air.cfg (see Bob Chicilo's flight dynamics article).

Echo Hotel is the tail letters for HMM-264. Call sign "Leroy." https://www.popasmoke.com/squadron-tailcodes-and-callsigns/

I know, you intentionally landed to the left side of the runway so you didn't bounce your nose wheel on the centerline lighting! All-in-all, nice landing. Airspeed was getting a bit low around 1 minute into the video, but you brought that back up.

Concur!

Great day to be flying, crisp and clear.

Luckily in the '80s some of the birds were dark dirty OD with black subdued markings or gray on gray.

I'd venture to say that he takes a dive if you come in fast! Here's something we did with the '46 (pic is a '47) when the whole aircraft wouldn't fit at landing site, a pinnacle landing.

This is the link to the FAA Helicopter Flying Handbook. https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/helicopter_flying_handbook/helicopter_flying_handbook.pdf The FAA really has some great resource material out there, and you might as well take advantage of things your tax dollars paid for.

A couple things are happening aerodynamically as you get closer to the ground. You are entering ground effect while airflow is still over the wing, and at the same time you are translating back into the hover with airflow being forced downward through rotor. As you enter ground effect you need less power and almost simultaneously you are in the hover and need more power. The key here is to slowly add power as you settle into the hover. Unfortunately many sim helos need much more power to hover than the actual aircraft would. So you will have to experiment and see what works best for where/when to add power. As with any aircraft, smooth application of power and/or flight controls will win the day. To practice specifically the T/O and Landing translations, I air taxi around the taxiways of an airport, using the taxi lines as reference. Accelerate and climb a little, then decelerate and work on the translation back to the hover and then landing. "To fly is heavenly, to hover divine."