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Lol I wasn't trying to start a discussion. Just making a joke :0

With the new release of DCS A10 ( which is awesome and a bit overwhelming at times ;) ) there are going to be a lot of people new to the level of detail in this flight sim world. I'll explain the difference as quick as I can. Yes I understand this is the helicopter start up procedures in the A10 section (Don't worry about the level of detail guys). I'm just simply showing the difference between getting off the ground in this game compared to others using a helicopter Kamov Ka-50 quick start up procedure. [Wall Panel] Batteries 1&2 ON [Left Panel] Rotor Brake OFF K-041 ON [Right Front Panel] ABRIS ON [Wall Panel] Fuel Pumps FWD & AFT ON, external pumps as required if carrying wingtanks. Fuel QTY ON INTCOM ON VHF-2 ON Standby S A I ON Fire Supressing System OPER [Rear Panel] Power plant, hydraulics, EKRAN self test systems OPER INU HEAT ON INU ON [Left Front Panel] Press MASTER CAUTION push-light twice (2x) to initiate EKRAN self-test ENGINE START UP ------------------ [Wall Panel] APU fuel shutoff valve OPEN [Left Panel] Start ( Button: Home ) After "START VLV" light extinguished and APU running Set engine selector to LH (Button: e) [Wall Panel] Left engine fuel shutoff valve OPEN Left engine Electronic Engine Governor (EEG) ON [Left Panel] Start Engine at 2000 RPM or more then Left engine fuel cut off OPEN After engine is running and START VLV light is extinguished, set engine selector to RH. Repeat for right engine. AFTER ENGINE STARTUP ------------------------ Throttle to Auto (Button: 2x Pageup) [Left Panel] Shut down APU ( Button: END ) [Wall Panel] When APU completely shut down then: APU fuel shutoff valve CLOSED Generators ON IFF ON NAV systems power ON VHF-1 ON DL ON VHF TLK ON SA-TLF ON Ejecting System Power ( 3 switches ! ) ON Weapons control systems ON NAV master mode OPER NAV Datalink power ON Datalink Mastermode set to desired mode ID set to your ID ( 4 aircraft in one flight 1, 2, 3, 4) Each pilot with unique number! Autopilot channels ON [Rear Panel] UV-26 ON L-140 ON [Wall Panel], [Overhead Panel] Lights as required [Overhead Panel] Rotor anti ice as required. Engine anti ice/ or Dust protection as required. Pitot heat as required. Battlefield 2 Helicopter Take Off Procedure Hold W :smartass: I hope you all enjoy my description of the differences between the various methods of taking off. Just remember that these ARE realistic flight sims with lots of attention to detail.

My thoughts aren't so much problems as they are a suggestion. Black Shark was a steep learning curve when I had gotten it. I'll admit I thought it was overwhelming when I first had it and after a 3 weeks I left it for about 5-8 months before I touched it again. (the cheating button for start up was the godsend.....yes yes I know) I think a way you might be able to expand upon the training is to have the helicopter and voice "pause" until you click or push the correct button. If after 10-15 seconds if you don't press it, the game highlights it for you. Many times I was struggling to keep up with the voice when I couldn't remember where exactly the button was and sometimes resorted to guesses (engines would shut down accidently, wings would fall off, donald trumps toupée would start hovering etc.):joystick: Whether this thought could be practical I don't know... Training it probably wouldn't work for but I was just throwing it out there :). Cheers guys.

Hey I just ran in to a bug gentlemen. If you've had your wing blown off due to battle damage and have your helicopter rearmed, you'll have floating missile pods on your helicopter. The center of gravity is better but still doesn't account for the extra weight the wing accounted for :)

I actually used my editing software to remove all blue and red. (Doing so left just the green and black for a simulated night vision view. :) )

Yup. When I saw the battle damage in one of the tracks where I was missing a wing I was like, "OH gotta get it!"

Hey guys. I spent 2 weeks putting together a black shark video. Let me know what ya think. Here is the link to my youtube.