DIY Collective Throttle......

[ddavid 149]

When Joe and I went to Weston in May, we met the guys who developed the Dodo-Sim 206 helicopter simulation for FSX. Mark Adams and Simon Robbins had aimed to produce as realistic a helicopter simulation as was possible and their demonstration certainly showed that they had succeeded. I was so impressed that I purchased the Dodo-Sim 206 on the spot! Now, I confessed to Simon that I'd not had any success with the default FSX rotor-craft and he asked what controls I had as he felt that the realism level of the Dodo-Sim 206 really required some sort of collective throttle. The more I thought about this, the more I came to the conclusion that I needed to build one - purchasing was out of the question as the cheapest is around

[hurricanemk1c 195]

Was it a good ditching?

Looks good

[allardjd 1,853]

Dai,

That's a very nice piece of work. I'm impressed, though would not have hesitated to cannibalize your bike for cables - a brakeless bicycle is probably safer than a fully-functional helicopter.

John

[mutley 4,498]

Superb Dai,

In true Heath Robinson style but if it works and you master the whirley-bird then well done!

(Is tongue and groove mandatory?.... Ed )

Cheers

[needles 1,013]

Hi Dai',

Just me being a wee bitty pedantic, but I couldn't see your Heath Robinson collective in the actual Heli.

Now that would be something. A home built collective that shows up in your Heli's. Come on Dai you can do it. If not, I can feel an edit coming on.

Watch this space.

RESPECT!

I'm glad it worked for you. I might try that myself.

[Aidan 1]

Nice Piece of Work.