This is a tremendously realistic simulator in regards to actual helicopter physics. After flying an actual helicopter, i can verify that the physics of this game, specifically the UH-1H huey, are comparable to those of a real R22. If you use a joystick, foot pedals, and a makeshift collective, this helicopter simulator can actually train you to learn the physical motions and coordination required to fly, hover, and taxi a helicopter. The bugs that people have been posting reviews about, i have never encountered a single one. The developers have fixed any bug that would render this review anything less than 5/5 stars. All training lessons and missions work flawlessly. The flight dynamics are amazingly realistic and the performance of the simulator is consistently smooth. The graphics are immaculately real and immersive, incomparable to other simulators on the market

Edited after over 40 hours of VR rotorcraft flight: After accumulating the amount of hours required to earn a private pilots license, I wanted to see how realistic this simulator was compared to real life, to evaluate if i could actually learn from it. So i recently took my first hour of helicopter flight training in a real R22, and i was able to takeoff, hover, side step, pedal turn, and land on my first try because of what i learned in helicopter simulator. You can watch the video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=916ReC9-Ogs&t=770s

The instructor said multiple times he was impressed. During my first hour, he said i had the skill of most of his students with 10 to 15 hours of pilot training. I used the roger dodger DIY collective setup to practice and learn the exact physical movements and coordination required to control the aircraft.

DIY easy helicopter collective setup (Link here ---> https://roger-dodger-aviation-build-a-diy-flight-sim.thinkific.com/courses/diy-easy-helicopter-collective )

Using a stick and throttle without a proper collective and rudder setup might yield different results. But with a correct setup, this simulator was realistic enough to teach me the how to successfully control the aircraft, along with the expectations of the aircraft's reactions to my inputs. I would strongly recommend this for someone genuinely training to be a helicopter pilot.

This simulator also offers an uncontested ratio of near 1:1 realistic representation of each aircraft, visually and physically. The only aspect that would prevent the simulated versions from being a 1:1 representation of their real life counterparts, would be the classified weapon systems that have not yet been implemented in the game. But most of the switches and weapon systems in each model is updated to the current block type and weapon capabilities of their real life counterparts. Every time i see a video, read an article, or research a topic in relation to a portion of an aircraft in the simulator, DCS proves to be 100% accurate every time. The incomparable detail of each DCS aircraft has never ceased to amaze me.

This is a tremendously realistic simulator in regards to actual helicopter physics. After flying an actual helicopter, i can verify that the physics of this game, specifically the UH-1H huey, are comparable to those of a real R22. If you use a joystick, foot pedals, and a makeshift collective, this helicopter simulator can actually train you to learn the physical motions and coordination required to fly, hover, and taxi a helicopter. The bugs that people have been posting reviews about, i have never encountered a single one. The developers have fixed any bug that would render this review anything less than 5/5 stars. All training lessons and missions work flawlessly. The flight dynamics are amazingly realistic and the performance of the simulator is consistently smooth. The graphics are immaculately real and immersive, incomparable to other simulators on the market Edited after over 40 hours of VR rotorcraft flight: After accumulating the amount of hours required to earn a private pilots license, I wanted to see how realistic this simulator was compared to real life, to evaluate if i could actually learn from it. So i recently took my first hour of helicopter flight training in a real R22, and i was able to takeoff, hover, side step, pedal turn, and land on my first try because of what i learned in helicopter simulator. You can watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=916ReC9-Ogs&t=770s The instructor said multiple times he was impressed. During my first hour, he said i had the skill of most of his students with 10 to 15 hours of pilot training. I used the roger dodger DIY collective setup to practice and learn the exact physical movements and coordination required to control the aircraft. DIY easy helicopter collective setup (Link here ---> https://roger-dodger-aviation-build-a-diy-flight-sim.thinkific.com/courses/diy-easy-helicopter-collective ) Using a stick and throttle without a proper collective and rudder setup might yield different results. But with a correct setup, this simulator was realistic enough to teach me the how to successfully control the aircraft, along with the expectations of the aircraft's reactions to my inputs. I would strongly recommend this for someone genuinely training to be a helicopter pilot. This simulator also offers an uncontested ratio of near 1:1 realistic representation of each aircraft, visually and physically. The only aspect that would prevent the simulated versions from being a 1:1 representation of their real life counterparts, would be the classified weapon systems that have not yet been implemented in the game. But most of the switches and weapon systems in each model is updated to the current block type and weapon capabilities of their real life counterparts. Every time i see a video, read an article, or research a topic in relation to a portion of an aircraft in the simulator, DCS proves to be 100% accurate every time. The incomparable detail of each DCS aircraft has never ceased to amaze me.