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DodoSim 206 FSX User Manual

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4 FLYING THE DODOSIM 206 FSX

Flying a helicopter in real life is not difficult. Almost anyone can learn to do it with practice and a good

instructor. It is a lot like driving a car in that the skills you require seem overbearing at first, but after a

few hours begin to become second nature and by the time you have passed your test have become

subconscious reflexes which you no-longer notice.

Users of the DodoSim Advanced 206 for FS9 will attest to how much more challenging that was to fly

than the default FS9 helicopters. However, Microsoft has simplified the default FSX helicopters even

further and as such the gap between how they handle and how the DodoSim 206 FSX handles is

considerably greater. New users are likely to have considerable difficulty learning to fly this helicopter if

choosing to jump in at the deep end using the highest difficulty setting. Remember that you are doing

this alone, without an instructor to guide you and correct your mistakes, so you should expect it to be

harder than it otherwise would be. Considering how unwieldy a helicopter is to the real-life novice

helicopter student, it would be an entirely unreal experience if you were able to fly the DodoSim 206

FSX perfectly on your first attempt. We hope that you find the challenge rewarding.

Hint: Do not be ashamed to take advantage of the range of difficulty settings. Each one has been

designed to introduce different features to you and allow you to progress to flying it at full difficulty more

easily. Diving in at the deep end may only result in frustration that you find difficult to overcome.

Familiarity with control of the default helicopters in FSX will provide a firm foundation from which to start.

If you have never flown a helicopter in FSX before, we recommend that you spend a couple of hours

doing so until you can hover reasonably well before trying the DodoSim 206 FSX’s higher difficulty

levels.

4.1 STANDARD PROCEDURES

4.1.1 Start-Up

The DodoSim 206 FSX package contains helicopters that are fitted with two different Fuel Control Units

(FCUs), namely the Bendix and CECO FCUs, which operate slightly differently to one another.

A label affixed in the cockpit informs the pilot of the type of FCU fitted to the particular aircraft:

Subsequent sections describe the start-up procedures for each FCU in turn.

The turbine is started by application of the starter motor to spin it up to a low speed. During this time an

electric igniter repeatedly creates a spark in the combustion chamber. When up to starting speed, the

FCU type identification sticker