"Instant", same as other helis.. except there is a special toggle in its special settings to enable FFB as for some reason it does not honor the game FFB setting..
Reason I ask is for SAS inputs and how closely trim works with the different "auto/hold" modes. Requiring some participation with the ingame trim button in DCS on the cyclic
I don’t fly the Apache. I have it, but I’ve never done more than fart around the pattern with it.
What does the virtual stick do in response to trimming and SAS inputs? I assume your talking about trim other than normal force trim.
In general though…DCS is severely lacking in exportable telemetry at the aircraft system level.
The AFCS implementation for the MSFS H145/160 works well because there is data available to emulate the trimming motors and the developer provided hooks for me to be able to send specific events so the heli knows when a user is overriding the stick position.
I think the SAS in the Apache is mixed in after the cyclic (and pedals/collective) input, so you as the pilot don’t feel the controls move with SAS interactions
I think Carlos is right. For the Apache, leave the force trim settings in VPConfig alone and use the DCS keybinds. You can't use curves on your stick axes with a FFB stick or it gets all weird.
I recommend flying with that on for a while when you first start with the Apache to get a feel for what the SAS is doing so you can stop fighting it and work with it.
FFB is pretty magical with the Apache. I flew with a clutched stick for a hundred hours before I got my Rhino. Now all the weird trim stuff makes perfect sense!
Yeah, Apaché with FFB is magic. Tap-tap-tap that trimmer and you'll be performing amazing feats. A bit of damper in the Vpforce software is all I use, but keep gain at 80ish percent for centering force
The hind and mi8 are very similar, you gotta hold the trim and tap the trim to have the SAS help you get to where you want vs fighting you to keep the prior attitude
I’ll pitch in $100 for a bounty, anyone who helps the fragger finish the BO 105 gets a Rhino. Give them one for development, and once it’s delivered they get one each as a bounty