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VERSION: ALPHA RC 3.1
**IMPORTANT PLEASE READ BEFORE DOWNLOADING THIS PRODUCT**
- 1. YOU WILL NEED TO BE RUNNING AIRLAND FS to Fly this Helicopter - download the latest version from flightsim.to
- 2. There is an installation
video linked to this download - 3. You are downloading a product that is 15% complete at ALPHA release stage. 85% of
this helicopter will not function. Please do not report this as an issue - we already know and are working on it! - 4. If you have ANY Control Issues please create a
NEW DEFAULT PROFILE for your JOYSTICK & CONTROLS - 5. As only 15% of the helicopter is functional our procedures for start and shutdown etc are SIMPLIFIED
- 6. Please read the manual before requesting new features or asking a question - it really helps the community
- 7. For HELP & SUPPORT go to the RSP DISCORD - we are unable to provide support on the review section of Flightsim.to
- 8. Clicking DOWNLOAD assumes you have read this and accept that MSFS2020 does not support helicopters and that this is a pre-beta product only 15% complete.
- 9. Now we have all that out of the way - get those doors off, floats on and HAVE SOME FUN!
Introduction
This project is a community build from RSP (Rotor Sim Pilot) with the flight model provided by Fred Naar of AirlandFS.
Please be respectful that this is an ALPHA release product, a community project and approx 8% complete. A full roadmap of coming features and modifications can be found within the guide provided as part of the download.
Thank you to all of the team who have spent their spare unpaid time to
build. Please encourage and be thankful if you enjoy this product. This product is not affiliated to Robinson Helicopters or any other brands that may be mentioned.
The product has not been created to annoy you and will not be for
everyone. Lifetime free refunds are available for anybody who does not enjoy flying this model. Simply uninstall and maybe come back when we are further on in the journey.
We want to get you up into the virtual skies as soon as possible so please take a moment to read the following guide as installation will be different from other freeware
products.
The product is being designed by pilots, R44 owners and operators, developers, simmers, modellers and amazing people, let us know if you want to be
involved
About the Robinson R44 Raven II Helicopter
The four-seat Robinson R44 Raven II helicopter is a high performing, reliable machine that is easy to maintain. R44s have a two-bladed rotor system, T-bar cyclic and the latest in Robinson technology including streamlined instrument panels and crashworthy bladder fuel tanks.
The R44's aerodynamic fuselage optimizes airspeed and fuel
economy. Hydraulic controls eliminate feedback forces and provide responsive handling. A low tail-rotor tip speed, newly designed muffler and large cambered tail reduce flyover noise.
Raven II helicopters are powered by Lycoming's IO-540 fuel injected
engine. The IO-540 delivers better altitude performance, increased payload and eliminates the need for carburetor heat.
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Yetty
Quick question to anyone!
What the best settings for this mod? In the PDF it mentions setting airland FS to 0% but that seems a bit too easy for me. I have a HOTAS but nothing too fancy.
I tried the black preset with 100% and the helicopter seemed waaaaay to unstable, but with 100% and blue preset it seems waaaay too stable, so I think the sweet spot is somewhere in the middle, but I'm not sure where it is!
Does anyone have any good advice where I should put the settings for the most realistic representation of the R44?
rotorsimpilot 39 minute(s) ago
It all comes down to your setup - I have a HOTAS setup and fly Blue 100% with sensitivitys for pedal and cyclic to 75%. You can try Black 0% and work up - Black 100% is designed for fully custom professional home and commercial setups with elongated Cyclic etc. There are others on the discord that are trying and experimenting with other settings - so would really encourage you to come and say hi?
labus726
what's the reason floats are not visible?
what am i doing wrong?
thanks
Unsspeakable21 3 day(s) ago
When you load the heli into a flight, on the control yoke there are switches that you can turn on and off, such as the avionics, floats, and doors. Hope this helped!
rotorsimpilot 2 day(s) ago
all of the interactive switches (including Floats) are in the manual that comes with the download. It is worth spending a few seconds reading as there may be other switches that you can use also
Monnette 8 hour(s) ago
You may need to flip the switch on the cyclic
Derpyair
I really like what you've done with this version. I was struggling with the Bell 47 and was severely disappointed with that as there were almost no options for helicopters for MSFS 2020 for awhile. Then I downloaded the H-135, and as much fun as that is I know it's way too easy to land even in "Advanced". So I like your Robinson R-44, I'm wondering is the real helicopter this finicky? In AirLandFS I like the blue settings, black is a bit too advanced for me, but overall I'm enjoying learning how to fly this. Keep up the good work.
rotorsimpilot 3 day(s) ago
Hey I am glad you are enjoying the 44 - we are about 15% built currently so we are still 85% left to do - all of the work & flight dynamics has been done by people with real world R44 hours - so yes, it is becoming as close as we can get it. The Blue & Black configs are for people with different home setups, most will use Blue but those that have invested large amounts into pro home setups (not me btw) will prefer black. There is also a realism tab on the Blue and Black. So if struggling move down to 0% and work your way back up. 👍
Strannick1
HI;
Great product
Are the yaw pedals functional on this yet? Ive been looking for this info and so far cant find it. Thanks
rotorsimpilot 3 day(s) ago
hey glad you like the 44 - the anti-torque pedals I am pleased to report have worked since Alpha 1 - you will need them as well to fly
vavalexus
Well, since a couple of monthes ago a decided to give a try to H135 Airbus and fell in love with helicopters. So I bought Airbus H145 which is one an amazing machine! But it is so stable even on the advanced fly model due to AFCS. It flies as a plane, super stable, easy to hover even though it does requre skils to fly.
And now I tried Ronison 44. It was really interesting since it is a very comon chopper here, similar to 172 cessna and Piper PA28 for the planes. So, I put 100% realism settings and crushed it at once )) It took a week to get a hang of it and perfectly land. It is so challenging to fly it. Non stop cyclic control, pedal corrections, collective adjusting while landing. A way more complex to fly compared to H145.
H145 to me is similar to TBM Daher 930, but Robinson is like Piper Arrow )) Really enjoy flying it! Waiting for the further project development with adding governor and clutch functionality etc.
Thanks for it being free to all!
furafff
I like the bank angle of 90 degrees or more and the maneuvering that uses the rotor as a brake. Has such a maneuver been subject to stall for the R44 series flight models as well?
If that's the case with a helicopter, it's unavoidable, but I enjoyed reading the complex behavior of advanced mode myself and flying like this.
https://youtu.be/3-cOPLEdVBg?t=89
（https://goo.gl/maps/guxF5zXDTjphHgkQA）
I'm wondering if I have to go back to this old H135 now. By the way, it's just a question for my motivation. Is it possible to fly like this video with a helicopter that is correct in principle?
rotorsimpilot 5 day(s) ago
I am really sorry - it is a video of the 135 but do not know what you are asking. This is a review site for the 44 - so it is limited in its "conversational" nature - can i ask you drop this on the RSP discord? https://discord.gg/amGzkXHpDx
furafff 4 day(s) ago
The video was a flight on a non-stall version of the H135 and I just wanted to show you my favorite flight method.
The current H135 now stalls when decelerating on a sharp curve when trying to fly like in the video.
Currently, this is a way of flying that can only be done with the old model.
This time, when I flew with the latest AIRLAND FS using R44, a strong stall occurred due to rollover and * sudden descent, unlike the previous version of R44.
I like the way videos fly, but it seems that it often becomes impossible on various helicopters.
Perhaps I understand this is unavoidable, though it's not fun for me ...
This time the R44 also started to stall, so I wanted to ask if a flight method like my video would be stupid for someone familiar with aerodynamics and maneuvering.
* I wrote it as a sudden descent, but I wanted to write the act of pointing the main rotor in the direction of travel and slowing it down. Starting with this version, this my favorite maneuver has also resulted in severe stalls. I'm guessing that it stalled, probably as a result of the reproduction of a phenomenon called the vortex ring state, making my method impossible.
I think this is unavoidable and I just want to know.
rotorsimpilot 4 day(s) ago
can i ask you drop this on the RSP discord? https://discord.gg/amGzkXHpDx
toshie27
Now I have to ask a question that really interests me. Whether the R44 or the H 145 helicopter. What are the swimming cushions for? That is well-intentioned but basically completely pointless, since there are no calls for the water in the MSFS 2020, no matter whether on the sea or ocean, you can land where you want, because the water is only 10 centimeters deep everywhere Microsoft has probably missed something because water has real depths
rotorsimpilot 5 day(s) ago
Not sure what point you are making, but I think you are saying you like the floats but hate Microsoft? Either way - hope you are enjoying the freeware 44
TazMan72
Hello,
After many hours of installing / configuring Airland and the R44 I was still unable to lift off of the ground. Thank you rotorsimpilot for the link to the Discord channel and all the great help there!
For me I had to load the R44 in the sim (on the ground) and then launch Airland!
Amazing helicopter and dedication from all the great folks helping each other out!
rotorsimpilot 5 day(s) ago
really pleased we were all able to help get you in the virtual skies. For others that are stuck please use this link https://discord.gg/amGzkXHpDx
HC454MA
Fabulous! Loving it!!!
Smal
Bonjour,
J'ai un problème, je ne parviens pas à décoller. Collectif monté à fond, le régime moteur monte mais l'hélicoptère ne bouge pas..
rotorsimpilot 6 day(s) ago
you will need to run AirlandFS - we are unable to provide help & support via this review site, but please pop onto the RSP discord - all links above
Delta2k5
As this one is getting better and incredibly better every time I want to provide you some update when it comes to atc/model matching:
https://pastebin.com/PZFYXfJ7
Replace the lines in aircraft.cfg with these ones to have correct ATC designation ("Robinson R44") and the icao standard model match codes taken from https://www.icao.int/publications/doc8643/pages/search.aspx - cheers!
Eiger
rotorsimpilot 8 day(s) ago
RSP Discord > Help & Support > robinsonr44 (pinned)
Jocman 5 day(s) ago
I don't know if I'm the only one not joining Discord, but I think it could be very appreciated to share the paint kit here on FlightsimTo
rotorsimpilot 3 day(s) ago
let me look into that
drbbre
Hello everyone, when taking off from the ground, it starts to rotate to the right. same as h135, how to fix it?
rotorsimpilot 9 day(s) ago
i think we commented via Youtube and you now know about Torque effect and using pedals in a helicopter. Any further issues - jump on the RSP discord as it is near on impossible to support people on a review site 👍 happy flying. To confirm - what you are experiencing is the correct behaviour for a helicopter
David567 6 day(s) ago
Oh dear. Read the manual and do some research buddy. That's what helicopters do!
drbbre
Всем привет, при отрыве от земли, начинает вращаться в правую сторону. так же как и h135, как это исправить?
rotorsimpilot 9 day(s) ago
see above 👍
vavalexus 3 day(s) ago
Ну так это так и должно быть. Момент от вращения винта корректируется левой педалью компенсирующего хвостового винта. И чем выше шаг-газ винта на низких скоростях (взлет-посадка), тем сильнее надо нажимать педаль. Аналогично но менее выражено и у винтовых самолетов. Руль направления корректирует увод вправо при взлете. Без педалей на реальной модели управления вы вряд-ли сможете летать. Там педалью надо играть постоянно и именно аналоговой педалью. "Цифра" не подойдет. Я использую, например, педали от руля Logitech G25, джойстик Hotas X и для обзора камерой TrackIR.
Fredshifty
Great update, Thanks for this!
coldnebo
so there are some funky things with the update. For me, using the trim was insanely sensitive compared to the trim in aircraft. I have trim mapped to my joystick hat and one quick tap goes up one notch, holding down rotates the trim wheel slowly, but it's ok.
in the r44, one tap sends me into an immediate pitch over dive and one tap back immediately does a full nose up. I eventually tried to do the fastest possible "flick" ms taps I could, but recentering the trim was hopeless and usually meant restarting completely. Is there a trim sensitivity setting somewhere that I'm missing?
The other issue is related to heli autoloading in airlandfs... they changed the naming convention "airlandfs_R44.cfg" and also check the airlandfs profile directory first and the Community folder second (as set in the airlandfs.cfg). This is not configured with the right names by default, which lead to the R44 model being unloaded in airlandfs every time the sim was paused or going to the menus. Changing the names in profiles worked (so others may need to do this short term). In theory, reading the airland docs, it should be able to pick up these model cfgs directly from the aircraft folder in the mods (hence why it wants to look at the Community folder), but looking at the current heli mods, it seems that people aren't storing the airlandfs model cfgs in the model aircraft folders yet (or at least consistently. You'll probably do this as time goes on, I'm just mentioning it now as a possible reason why people might be having difficulty getting everything to work together.
Once these minor configuration things were settled, it works great!
So, TL;DR:
d25bev 10 day(s) ago
If you haven't already, check his youtube channel. He talks about both of these things in his last couple videos. Should help.
rotorsimpilot 9 day(s) ago
hey coldnebo - could you pop this on the RSP discord - very few read these as they are reviews so its almost impossible to respond. You have some good feedback here and I am keen its not missed - thank you
pinklemonade
This is by far the most fun helicopter to fly for me in the game. I'm having a blast so far! And I'm hoping to see an R66 Turbine version with GTN 750 support!
WHYIFLY
DODOSIM Bell 206... the only (almost)realistic flight dynamics for flightsimulation so far... (for FSX thou)
rotorsimpilot 11 day(s) ago
We all grew up on Dodosim as young lads 👍
siberier 6 day(s) ago
Dodo it is a masterpiece!
It is unreal to remake it. I would stay on FSX due to Dodo.
WHYIFLY 6 day(s) ago
I would love to see a MSFS2020 import of the FSX DODOSIM Bell206 with new visual model😅 How close will the aerodynamics(/flight model behaviour) be to DODO Bell in the final stage of this project? Whats the plan?
scottstoll2017 5 day(s) ago
HC070NC CP-INAV "Vorlin" reporting in!
Toose70
This is sensational! Thanks RSP
JohnG
Just a thought.
This model looks as though it's going to go through a number of iterations before it becomes a mature model. That being the case, will it be necessary for Livery painters to redo their efforts after every update, or will the be able to leave them alone between some (at least) of the alpha versions?
If the former, I suspect that most of us out here shouldn't be trying to chase the livery until it has stabilized - after all, the livery might be the bling, but if it is just the standard livery, the helicopter flies just as well in the default colors. If the latter, there needs to be some indication when a new livery paint is required (for both livery painters and ordinary downloaders).
Great work, BTW - don't forget, the 66 should be a doddle after the 44!
rotorsimpilot 11 day(s) ago
Hey John -we are keeping the external UV Map etc as it is - Alpha 1 had to be updated and the uptake of people wanting it surprised everyone so we weren't as prepared as we will be with the H125 - which has an incredibly detailed exterior that will not change through its lifecycle 👍 There are no plans to change the exterior on the 44 after the changes in Alpha 2