akscott60 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 f*cking cool. That being said, SCAS is the devil haha. That is one smooth flying machine. I wish someone told me the controls were 3x more sensitive than the 58AC before I flew today though. I would have looked less like an a**hole. Haha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wopilot Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Wait till you get the manual throttle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helipilot PTK Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Congrats! How long did it take to get from being selected to where you are now? It must be one hell of a awesome feeling to be able to call yourself a Army Aviator! -Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akscott60 Posted February 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 I was selected in the Jan 2010 board. I went to BCT 1 June, graduated WOCS 5 OCT 2010. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t.o.n.y Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Will be awesome when they start delivering the F model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharyouTree Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Sensitivity due to fully articulated vs underslung? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBuzzkill Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 (edited) Yeah, you have the quick reaction but also SCAS doing a lot of work for you. What ends up happening is you make what you think are the correct inputs, but really are overcontrolling the aircraft. It takes a couple flights to get used to only moving cycling when you want to change something, especially if you tended to "stir the pot" in the TH-67 or A/C. It's basically a lot of the aircraft wiggling around. Did that not happen to you guys in the 60s? Edited February 3, 2012 by SBuzzkill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akscott60 Posted February 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Whew, today was much better. Couple of hovering autos, couple of standard autos, two hydraulic off landings, and some hovering. I like SCAS now. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharyouTree Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 (edited) Not so much that I noticed it, no. I was never a pot stirrer, anyway. I never heard of that "technique" until later in my career. My "first" flight was in the sim, and doing a traffic pattern, I discovered that you didn't roll into the turn, neutralize the cyclic, and then roll out of the turn pretty darn quick. other than that, it seemed a pretty smooth transition. Boost/AFCS off (auto flight control system) was another matter.... I'll let you know in a few weeks if it's a common student tendency. Edited February 4, 2012 by CharyouTree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBuzzkill Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Nice! The first day out at the stagefield for 58 guys is a lot of "wiggling" aircraft. Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akscott60 Posted February 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 Did a couple 180 autos yesterday for the first time. Those are a blast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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