I'm so confused...I think

[mwillack]

Either I'm losing it or my Flight Simulator is doing something backwards. In Phoenix, inverted nose-in hovering - which way do I push my right (cyclic) stick to make the bird roll to the right on the screen, my right. I think I'm losing it....:dontknow

[TheBum]

Inverted nose-in is the same as non-inverted tail-in as far as the direction you push the cyclic stick to get the heli to move relative to your position. The difference, of course, is that collective is reversed.

[unwind-protect]

Inverted nose-in is the same as non-inverted tail-in as far as the direction you push the cyclic stick to get the heli to move relative to your position.
Only for elevator, I think.

Aileron (sideways cyclic) control is the same inverted or right way up. Elevator (forward/ back cyclic) appears reversed from what you'd expect the right way up. My mnemonic is 'push nose up, pull nose down' when inverted.

[TheBum]

Only for elevator, I think.

Aileron (sideways cyclic) control is the same inverted or right way up. Elevator (forward/ back cyclic) appears reversed from what you'd expect the right way up. My mnemonic is 'push nose up, pull nose down' when inverted.
You're right. I was just trying to visualize it this morning and neglected to take into account the collective reversal, I think. When tail-in, right cyclic will always tilt the heli clockwise. Whether the rotor is above or below the fuselage, it still results in a rightward tilt.

So, when inverted tail-in, both elevator and collective are reversed, and when inverted nose-in, both cyclic and collective are reversed.