DCS Mi-8: Transition to Hover Tutorial

Slowing down; One of the most commonly fatal things you can do this helicopter. We're going to take some (a lot of) time to go through it. With the proper awareness of factors such as weight, wind, altitude and temperature, and with a good setup for approach at manageable speeds, you might even start to forget what Vortex Ring State feels like :)

This one has been in the works for a while. I started recording clips for it in April and I've been working on it on and off since then, recording and re-recording all kinds of segments; Many which didn't even make it into the final video. The goal here is really

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0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:55 - Success Factors
0:05:32 - Weight - Fuel and Other Options
0:08:18 - Weight - Calculating Max Takeoff Weight
0:11:51 - Weight - Different Configurations
0:14:37 - Concepts - Effective Translational Lift
0:17:50 - Concepts - Transverse Flow
0:19:09 - Instruments
0:26:29 - RPM Management
0:34:15 - Intro to Demos
0:35:24 - Demo 1 (Default): Approach
0:40:29 - Demo 1 (Default): Slow-Mo Transition
0:44:56 - Demo 2 (Default): Approach
0:47:45 - Demo 2 (Default): Full-Speed Transition
0:49:30 - Civil Configuration Overview
0:50:33 - Demo 3 (Civil): Approach
0:51:18 - Demo 3 (Civil): Slow-Mo Transition
0:53:21 - Demo 4 (Civil): Full-Speed Transition
0:55:16 - Overweight Configuration Overview
0:56:02 - Demo 5 (Overweight): Slow-Mo Transition
0:59:25 - Demo 6 (Overweight): Full-Speed Transition
1:01:03 - Intro to Fail Demos
1:01:45 - Demo 7 (Civil) - Transition at 300kph
1:04:30 - Demo 8 (Civil) - Slow-Mo Quickstop
1:07:35 - Demo 9 (Civil) - Full-Speed Quickstop
1:08:57 - Demo 10 (Overweight) - Slow-Mo Quickstop
1:11:38 - Demo 11 (Overweight) - Full-Speed Quickstop
1:13:00 - Demo 11b (Overweight) - Full-Speed Quickstop
1:14:00 - Outro
1:14:45 - End Screen

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