4 channel rc? surely 5 ? - New to FMS & Helis !

[flying dentist]

I am new to Helicopters and new to FMS sim and am trying to calibrate my Logitech Wingman joystick. However FMS only recognises 4 channels - surely you need five to fly a heli?

Also, is there any way to de-sensitize the joystick inputs for a newbie?

I would be most grateful for any pointers......

Cheers

FD

[johnhlong]

Both answers can be found on the window you use to calibrate your joystick in FMS.

Remember, when you fly airplanes you use the top 4 channels to map your input device to the controls of FMS.
When you fly helicopters you use the bottom 4 channels.
You can have the top 4 and the bottom 4 channels maped at the same time and FMS chosses which to use as you select the model to fly.

Also notice that when you fly airplanes you control throttle and rudder but on helicopters you control pitch and rottor.




In this version of FMS the throttle on a helicopter is fixed and you control the pitch.

You can select EXP to simulate exponential inputs (slows down the response around the center of the stick).


Hope this helps,

John