Aircraft Settings

Aircraft settings are generally controlled on the H145 tablet, inside the Aircraft app.

H145 Tablet Setup

Settings have changed starting in Build 450. Skip to the section below.

The tablet has a new set of settings for the native flight model. Open the tablet -> Aircraft (app) -> Setup (page).

Setting	Description
Aircraft Damage On or Off	This setting controls the built-in damage model which impacts the aircraft engines, systems and flight model.
Gameplay Mode Realistic or Arcade	The Arcade mode will not allow over-torque on the collective, the FLI limit will be automatic.
Vortex Ring State On or Off	The On mode will enable a realistic VRS simulation which will cause loss of rotor lift.

Cyclic Control Settings

Setting	Description
Cyclic Control No-Springs or Centering-Springs	The Centering-Springs setting is intended for joysticks with a centering spring. The aircraft trim position will be approximated so the joystick is always centered to maintain the current flight condition. The No-Springs setting requires you to deflect the cyclic as the aircraft moves into cruise, or you may take advantage of the center-displacement binding.
SAS Stability Level -100 to +100	This slider controls the relative stability of the SAS. If you have a full cyclic with a long extension, you may prefer values at approximately -75. If you have a joystick, the default value of 0, and for game controllers a value of +100 may be preferred. This setting is mainly to compensate for different controllers. Avoid settings lower than -80 as they are unrealistically destabilized.
Deadzone 1 to 100	This slider controls the size of the deadzone which is used to determine HANDS ON detection. This setting should be as low as possible such that when releasing the controller, HANDS ON is reliably not displayed.
Follow-Up Trim Off Only Hover Only Cruise Both	Follow-Up trim will enable you to avoid using trim release for some cyclic manipulations. Hover domain is defined as less than 30 knots airspeed. Trim Release is preferred to depending on follow-up trim.
AFCS Override Dual Input Autopilot only	Changing to Autopilot only will prevent any input from the cyclic when in ATT mode or any upper mode. This setting is intended for users that lack a friction lock and also lack a spring on their cyclic. This setting allows use of the AFCS by using beep trim and Trim Release.
Center Displace Reset Time	This setting applies only to H:H145_SDK_CYCLIC_FORCE_TRIM_DISPLACE_CENTER Cyclic Control - Displace Cyclic Center (Force Trim) and controls how long to wait before reconnecting the user flight controls.

Tail Rotor Control Settings

Setting	Description
Tail Rotor Control Centering-Springs or Legacy	The Centering-Springs setting is designed for pedals with and without springs, and enables yaw stabilized when in hover The Legacy setting has free yaw pedals, which is not as realistic.
SAS Stability Level -100 to +100	This slider controls the relative stability of the yaw SAS. It will be easier to hold a heading in hover with a higher value. This setting is mainly to compensate for different controllers. Avoid settings lower than -80 as they are unrealistically destabilized.
Deadzone 1 to 100	This slider controls the size of the deadzone which is used to determine FEET ON detection. This setting should be as low as possible such that when releasing the controller, FEET ON is reliably not displayed.

Collective Control Settings

Setting	Description
SAS Stability Level -100 to +100	This slider controls the relative stability of the collective SAS. It will be easier to hold height over the ground in hover with a higher value. This setting is mainly to compensate for different controllers. Avoid settings lower than -80 as they are unrealistically destabilized.
Step Size (Keyboard)	This setting applies only to button/keyboard collective inputs. It will control how large the response of the collective for each button press.

Setup (V2)

The below settings apply starting with build 450.

Cyclic Sensitivity

This setting is essentially the same as the MSFS Controls Sensitivity setting.

HANDS ON detection

This setting controls the HANDS ON detection strategy. The slider below corresponds to the threshold relative to the selected strategy.

Strategy	Description
None	Used for Force-Feedback controllers. In this mode there is no HANDS ON detection unless L:FFB_HANDS_ON_CYCLIC=1.
Motion Rate	Used for any controller. Detection is based on rate of motion. The slider will adjust the relative motion rate which triggers detection.
Deadzone	Used for any controller. Detection is based on the deflection of the stick exceeding a specific threshold, which is set by the slider below.
Ignore	Used for controllers without sufficient ability to hold a position. In this mode the cyclic is completely ignored when using AFCS upper modes.

Pedals Sensitivity

This setting is essentially the same as the MSFS Controls Sensitivity setting.

FEET ON detection

This setting controls the FEET ON detection strategy. The slider below corresponds to the threshold relative to the selected strategy.

Strategy	Description
None	Used for Force-Feedback controllers. In this mode there is no FEET ON detection unless L:FFB_FEET_ON_PEDALS=1.
Motion Rate	Used for any controller. Detection is based on rate of motion. The slider will adjust the relative motion rate which triggers detection.
Deadzone	Used for any controller. Detection is based on the deflection of the stick exceeding a specific threshold, which is set by the slider below.

Cyclic Trim System

This setting controls whether there is a virtual trim (good for controllers with springs) or a hardware trim (good for Force-feedback controllers).

Strategy	Description
Software	The virtual trim point is visible on the VMS CTRL page as a blue cursor. It will move slowly to follow the stick and relax any forces.
Hardware	The virtual trim is disabled, Force-Feedback controllers are likely in use.

Pedals Trim System

This setting controls whether there is a virtual trim (good for controllers with springs) or a hardware trim (good for Force-feedback controllers).

Strategy	Description
Software	The virtual trim point is visible on the VMS CTRL page as a blue cursor. It will move slowly to follow the pedals and relax any forces.
Hardware	The virtual trim is disabled, Force-Feedback controllers are likely in use.

Pedals ATT Mode

This setting is provided for compatibility with previous usage.

Strategy	Description
Normal	ATT mode will stabilize and hold heading in hover.
Legacy	ATT mode will not stabilize and hold heading in hover.

Gameplay Mode

This setting provides an easier flight model for users with less comprehensive hardware.

Strategy	Description
Realistic	Realistic SAS implementation.
Arcade	Heavy-handed SAS implementation.

Aircraft Damage

This setting configures the wear and damage model for the aircraft.

Strategy	Description
Off	No damage. Check that your MSFS damage is also turned off.
On	Engine damage, IBF clogging.

Vortex Ring State

This setting configures the VRS model on top of the MSFS flight dynamics. VRS is a dangerous condition where lift is lost.

Strategy	Description
Off	VRS model is not active.
On	VRS is active, avoid descent below 500fpm when below 20kias.

Cyclic Follow-Up Trim

This setting configures the Follow-Up Trim behavior.

Strategy	Description
Off	Trim Release must be used to update AFCS attitude setpoints.
Hover	Hands On detection in hover domain will result in updating AFCS attitude setpoints.
Cruise	Hands On detection in cruise domain will result in updating AFCS attitude setpoints.
Both	Hands On detection in both hover and cruise domain will result in updating AFCS attitude setpoints.

Cyclic Displace Center-Reset-Time

This setting configures how long the cyclic is disabled after the Displace-Center binding function is used.

Collective Inc/Dec Step Size

This setting configures how much collective is added or remove when clicking increment/decrement buttons. This does not apply when using an axis binding.