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Flight Simulator Articles
Take on Helicopters Review
Panther (HC353PA), Acepdr (HC681AC), and Nightsta1ker (HC479NI) do short review of Bohemia Interactive's newest helicopter game.
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Nov 13, 2011
Hovercontrol 412 Update for FSX
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.
By Jordan Moore
Aug 13, 2011
Jorge Roldan (HC362AE) - Certified Pilot
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.
By Brad Moreland
Feb 25, 2011
Hovercontrol February Hop
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.
By Brad Moreland
Feb 4, 2011
FSInn Client - Example Settings
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.
By Jordan Moore
Feb 1, 2011
FSInn Client - Controlling How Others Look
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.
By Jordan Moore
Jan 15, 2011
FS InFocus Welcomes Jordan Moore
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.
By Jordan Moore
Dec 30, 2010
Which Flight Simulator is the best?
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.
By Jordan Moore
Oct 10, 2010
FSDS - Creating Virtual Cockpits in FSX
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.
By Adam Howe of Abacus Publishing
Aug 29, 2010
Making a Hard Surface and Using Attachpoints
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.
By Adam Howe of Abacus Publishing
Aug 29, 2010
Adding Parts Names to FSDS
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!
By Adam Howe of Abacus Publishing
Aug 29, 2010
FSDS - Animating Parts with a Tipped Axis
Previously I covered how to animate ailerons on the Cessna 172. I thought I should cover how to do something a little more complicated and show how to do animation on a part whose axis is not perfectly straight across or up and down. With that in mind, I looked through each project in the Samples folder of FSDS looking for a part that had a rudder that was not already animated for FSX and whose axis was not straight up and down. The only one I found was the Shorts 360, so I’ll use that one in this example of how to animate a rudder that has a tipped axis.
By Adam Howe of Abacus Publishing
Aug 29, 2010
Animation for FSX in FS Design Studio
Today I’d like to talk about animation. In the older versions of Flight Sim and FS Design Studio, animation was pretty easy. I could assign a part a specific name and create the model and it would be animated in Flight Sim. More modern Flight Sims like FS2004 and FSX require a bit more work to get the animation to work as desired. My hope is that this post won’t be too complicated. There are some technical terms and procedures that might sound frightening, but really aren’t that bad once you understand them.
By Adam Howe of Abacus Publishing
Aug 28, 2010
Aircraft Design Guide Book3 - Boolean Operation Released
Here I am again with many weeks (months) between posts… I have been hunkered down writing the 3rd book in the Aircraft Design Guide series - the Boolean Operation. After 6 months from releasing the first 2, I’m happy to say that the 3rd book is now complete!
By Adam Howe of Abacus Publishing
Aug 28, 2010
Creating Thumbnails for FSX Aircraft
I’m sure anyone who has created a new aircraft with FS Design Studio for FSX or has created a new variation of paint using FS Repaint has noticed there is no preview or thumbnail for the aircraft when you select it in FSX, or the worng one if you use FS Repaint. Today I’d like to cover a few ways that you can create your own thumbnails.
By Adam Howe
Aug 28, 2010
New Hovercontrol Instructor - Connor Bourque
Connor joined Hovercontrol in 2005 as a young student from Lafayette LA and from that time he introduced himself to the IP Team and they took him under their wing and ensured he pursued his academic studies first before the entertainment within our community. But the time has come!
By Paul Robinson
Aug 10, 2010
Steve Chase Memorial Flight 2010
To commemorate & celebrate Steve's life,
and his contributions to the FS community,
we plan to hold a Memorial Fly-In
at Blackpool, (EGNH), around Steve's Irish-Sea scenery.
By Brad Moreland
Aug 10, 2010
Marco Fortin-Metzgen (HC970GA) - Certified Pilot
Recently, Marco (HC970GA) "G-MFM" passed his Hovercontrol Certified Pilot checkride, using Flight Simulator Online!
By Jordan Moore
Aug 1, 2010
Coaxial RC Helicopters: How Do They Work?
Coaxial helicopter is one of the more popular images that come to mind when people think about electric RC helicopters. And for good reasons too; these double-bladed helicopters is accredited with bringing hordes of new enthusiast into the world of RC aviation. Their popularity stems from their unequivocal stability in the air - which makes them relatively easier to master when compared to their single rotor counter part. They are also predictable enough to be flown within the compounds of one's home, securing its spot as one of the most loved indoor fliers. Being able to fly right out of the box because they are sold as RTF (Ready to Fly) kits adds to their appeal.
By Tara Soonthornnont
Jul 26, 2010
Esky Honeybee 4ch Rc Helicopter Review
Well, where to start with this one... This has got to be one of the coolest yet frustrating things anyone has ever bought me. Let me explain... My girlfriend bought me this for Christmas from Buzzflyer.co.uk for around £110, as soon as I opened it I was like a kid at 10 years old again. On the box it said for indoor/outdoor flight so naturally the box was flung open and the battery was straight on charge ready for a bout of flying round the living room.
By John Applin
Jul 26, 2010
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