Tommy "LitterBug" Vestal - Instructor Pilot Category: Hovercontrol News >> See More... It is my pleasure to announce that Tommy "LitterBug" Vestal has joined the instructor pilot team here at Hovercontrol. Anyone who has been flying here a while knows firsthand the contributions Litterbug has made in helping new members with advice and guidance. We are happy to recognize his activities! - Read On...

Take on Helicopters Review Category: Hovercontrol News >> See More... Panther (HC353PA), Acepdr (HC681AC), and Nightsta1ker (HC479NI) do short review of Bohemia Interactive's newest helicopter game. - Read On...

Hovercontrol 412 Update for FSX Category: Hovercontrol News >> See More... The Hovercontrol 412 for FSX has received a major upgrade. It has been updated to include new models, have its flight dynamics overhauled, include helicopter rotor torque, and to resolve several problems that were keeping it from being its best in the FSX environment. - Read On...

Jorge Roldan (HC362AE) - Certified Pilot Category: Hovercontrol News >> See More... It brings me great honor to announce our newest certified pilot into the very small population of CP's that roam around the Hovercontrol community. - Read On...

Hovercontrol February Hop Category: Flying Events >> See More... With the new year brings many new ideas to the Hovercontrol community. One thing I would like to start doing is a hoplist type of event. Only this one has a bit of a twist! The challenge of this event is to test your flight planning skills, piloting skills, and your critical thinking skills. The flight is designed to mimic the real world as close as possible. - Read On...

FSInn Client - Example Settings Category: Multiplayer in Flight Simulator >> See More... For users that would like to get involved with helicopter flight simulator flying online, this article provides some settings examples to use with FSInn in order to connect to online flying networks such as Hovercontrol's dedicated multiplayer server. - Read On...

FSInn Client - Controlling How Others Look Category: Multiplayer in Flight Simulator >> See More... When flying in helicopter flight simulator multiplayer, you can never actually control how others will see you in their game environment. All you can do is control how they will appear in your game environment. This article explores the settings in the FSInn multiplayer client that allow you to make better choices about how other players appear in your flight simulator. - Read On...

FS InFocus Welcomes Jordan Moore Category: Hovercontrol News >> See More... December 28, 2010: Sky Blue Radio presents another exciting edition of FSinFocus, when “JT” welcomes Jordan Moore, founder of Hovercontrol.com. On January 8th, 2011, at 1900 Zulu Hovercontrol, the leading community dealing with helicopter operations within Flight Simulator will be discussed by JT and Jordan Moore. Jordan will discuss the history of Hovercontrol and his perspective on “community” within the flight simulation world. - Read On...

Which Flight Simulator is the best? Category: Flight Simulator Enjoyment >> See More... Flight simulator users have several choices these days. A common question asked by those wanting to become more involved with the flight simulator community is which desktop flight simulator software is the best? It can sometimes be difficult to get a straight answer to this question due to so many competing viewpoints and loyalties. In this article I will try to provide a simple answer for you. - Read On...

FSDS - Creating Virtual Cockpits in FSX Category: Flight Simulator Development >> See More... Anyone who uses Flight Sim knows that a virtual cockpit is the 3D version of the aircraft cockpit. Today I am going to use FS Design Studio v3.5 to create a virtual cockpit for FSX. Not only will I make the main cockpit area, I’ll add a panel to it and show you the basics of how to get gauges onto a virtual cockpit panel. Making this tutorial simple while still coverimg all of the major details needed is difficult. So what I’ll do is use the Curtis Jenny that comes with FSDS v3.5 as a starting point. - Read On...

Making a Hard Surface and Using Attachpoints Category: Flight Simulator Development >> See More... One of the great new features of FSDS v3.5.1 is the ability to create hard and landable surfaces as well as using attach points to add lights. Today I’m going to create a building and add a helipad to the top of it. Then I’m going to add some lights around the helipad. - Read On...

Adding Parts Names to FSDS Category: Flight Simulator Development >> See More... In FS Design Studio, there are a series of standard part names that are used for animation, reference parts and so on. These part names are used when you want to animate a part. You select one of these special part names from the Part Properties dialog by clicking the Browse button by the Part Name and then select the specific part name you want. Did you know that you could customize this list? That’s right, you can add your own list of part names and even your own categories! - Read On...