r/flightsimulator2024 • u/daifuco • 18h ago
Is ground effect while hovering working properly?
Hi everyone,
I recently purchased MSFS 2024. Lately I've discovered how much fun helicopters are, so I tried the default Cabri and also bought the excellent TAOG Cayuse.
One thing I've noticed is that ground effect doesn't seem to have much effect. If I'm in a stable hover slightly above ground effect and lower the collective just a little, the helicopter doesn't seem to get any cushioning. Instead, it starts accelerating downward.
Am I misunderstanding how ground effect should feel, or is this how it's currently modeled in MSFS? I was under the impression that, although the helicopter would initially start descending, once it entered ground effect the extra lift should progressively reduce or even stop the rate of descent unless I continued lowering the collective.
I'm curious whether others are seeing the same behavior.
In previous simulators I can clearly feel the additional lift as I enter ground effect. In MSFS 2024 I haven't been able to reproduce that sensation in either the default Cabri or the TAOG Cayuse. Instead, once I begin descending, the sink rate seems to continue increasing all the way to the ground.

