Floyd1212

In the second track, it looks like you are trying to gun a target below you, and as you fly over it and try to get eyes on it again, you end up slipping sideways a bit. I noticed last night when flying (and trying to keep my nose on some infantry on the ground) that just a little bit of pedal while side slipping can induce a rolling tendency. This has always been the case, but it does feel more pronounced now after the recent patch. CTRL+Z to accelerate time SHIFT+Z to return to 1x speed (Not always recommended when a lot is going on, but just to skip past the data entry, and admiring your 1-foot hover in 3rd person, it's fine.)

I hadn't applied the most recent patch from 4/13/2023 yet, so I thought I would try an experiment... I recorded a short video with some basic maneuvers around the airfield, then applied the patch, then immediately recorded another video flying the same short exercise again. Then, just for grins, I tried replaying the track from before the patch back again after I applied the patch. (Spoiler alert: the replay didn't get very far before things got out of hand.) In general, I felt like the aircraft did behave a little differently upon first pick-up, but nothing major. Then while performing a 180 degree rudder turn with ATT Hold enabled, it got away from me for a moment, but I was able to get it under control. That is the only flying I have done since the patch, so it's hard to say what other differences I will notice after flying in a longer "combat" setting, and repeating the same maneuvers I am used to doing over and over. Note: The first flight does not have a voice-over, then there is one for the second flight, so I'm sorry if I startle you when I start speaking.

Please post a track or a video (with the Controls Indicator visible) so others can see what you are experiencing. I'm not sure how much or how fast you are dropping the collective, nor do I know how much a wild horse rolls, having never ridden one. (Yes, I understand capturing a video and hosting it is not a trivial matter, but recording a track is quite easy.)

Did you see the roadmap thread?

I only use Attitude Hold when in a hover. When in fwd flight I just trim to maintain my attitude. I use trim to reduce the workload when cruising, but when flying NoE or when coming in to land, I reset trim and don't set it again unless I want to take my hands off the stick, or establish a hover. When I do trim, I use the tap method (center trim mode). I would try the hold method more, but the hat I use on my Warthog is way to stiff to keep it pressed long-term.

I think the answer is: fly more and you will get used to it. All of the changes that have been made over time have ultimately been for the better. Yes, there is some short-term "this feels different" condition when a change is made, but keep flying and it will become the new normal. I personally haven't felt huge differences between patches. Yeah, when they messed with the tail rotor a while back, it took some adjusting, but after a couple flights your muscle memory is reset. If you are flying other stuff and coming back to the Apache every now and then, give it some time to settle back in.

Yeah, mine occasionally act up, too, and when I touch them I get phantom presses on the main screen. I run the utility again, which takes a few seconds, to sort it out again.

Why do you say the touchscreen has to be monitor 1? There is a utility in Windows that you go through and touch the screens that are touchable and skip over the ones that aren't. Does this method not work for yours? I run a configuration that looks like this, where monitor 1 is my main display at 3440 x 1440 non-touch, and the two smaller screens are 1024 x 600 and are touch-enabled for Helios.

Sounds like you haven't set your ACQ Source to TADS. In a hot start aircraft, this has already been set for you. In a cold start aircraft, you have to set this yourself. TSD > R6

If you are referring to this one, be advised you might need additional weights. I purchased that balance kit for my Virpil collective (with an Alpha grip on it), and the optional weights are barely enough to balance it on the furthest hole.

Maybe Virpil will also release a counter-weight accessory when this thing comes out, otherwise I expect the dry clutches will need to be quite stiff to keep it from drooping.

This thread from when the green markings were new might be helpful in explaining how it works:

What joystick/HOTAS are you using? Have you tried searching the forums here for some examples? I know there were some threads where people were sharing their mappings, though it is somewhat personal preference as to where you want things to be mapped. There is also Chuck's Guide which has some example mappings for the TM Warthog HOTAS:

Interesting. I guess under that theory you could switch back and forth between ST and MT and not just feel the difference, but see the difference on the controls indicator? I haven't seen that kind of difference in where my controls are during a hover, but I'll play closer attention next time I fly.

Not yet. You can do rolls, but not sure about loops. Have you tried?

Out of curiosity, do you have a track from before the MT patch that you can replay with the current build, to see if the helo misbehaves?

Ah, I was wondering if you were talking about exported displays...

Perhaps a screenshot of what you are seeing would helpful here? Are you talking about the MPDs in the cockpit, or are you exporting the displays to a second monitor? The CPG has control over whether to use FLIR or DTV, depending on the situation, and has controls to adjust brightness/gain for both. If you are flying solo, you will have to switch to the front seat to get these settings dialed in how you like them, then move to the back seat again and pull up the VID feed on your chosen MPD. Assuming you are flying a daytime mission, changing the TADS to DTV will likely give you better results trying to identify units George is tracking.

You can also apply curves to the LMC axis to get whatever sensitivity you are looking for. I will say that having a quality thumbstick, like on a game controller, makes it much easier. Also, you are using IAT to "lock on" to targets now, right? It wasn't available when this thread was started last year.

I fly the Apache exclusively, and I haven't personally noticed any changes in the way she flies after the big MT patch, or the two smaller follow-up patches since then. Not a totally reliable way to test, but you could play back a track from before the March patch and see if the helo does something very different from when the track was recorded. I remember going back to play an old track after the big adjustments were made to the tail rotor system and the aircraft was spinning out of control and crashing right after take-off.

Like NeedzWD40 said, are you using [George Hat] Short Left to cycle him through his weapons, or are you WASing the weapon for yourself in the back seat? Telling George what weapon system to use is different than the system you are using from the back.

This looks like you haven't followed the steps to enable file system access to allow the persistence file to save. Follow the instructions in the first post of this thread. You have to repeat the process after each patch ED releases as the changes you make get overwritten again.

From what I understand, in the real world, you would do #1. In DCS, you can either do #1, but you can also do #2 and get a way with it. Holding the FTR tells the SCAS to stop "working against you" while you are intending to maneuver the aircraft. I find it difficult to hold the button I have mapped to FTR on my Warthog stick for extended periods of time. I'm actually surprised the stick on the real Apache has this mapped to a "hat up" function, as I would think this would be hard to keep pressure on the button for extended periods. In the Blackhawk, the FTR button is under the thumb in a resting position on the grip, which would seem to be easier to maintain downward pressure.

Can you clarify that ED intends to improve the quality of these displays in the future, or is this a design decision that ED has implemented and is satisfied with the current render quality?

I looked it up in the Quick Start Manual. On page 304: I only recall seeing the warning a couple times, but now I know what to do if I see it again.