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most POH don't specify angle limits for sloping ground. we are taught by the instructors 'to the limit of the cyclic controls', meaning that you need to be able to keep the rotor disc horizontal while the skids settle on the sloping ground, without 'bottoming out' the cyclic, if that makes sense. also, it's different angles based on the orientation of the helicopter in relation to the slope direction, you get less degrees when slope is downwards, obviously your tail rotor would hit before any other issues (it is quite inadvisable to land tail rotor uphill, just pointing it out for the sake of discussion). for contrast, the Mi8/Mi17 manual does state some angle limits, namely 7deg nose up and 5deg sideways, probably based on some other limits, CofG or wheel brake holding power, not familiar with why these precise limits, but this also considers the rotor mast built-in forward tilt when helicopter frame is horizontal. quite a different machine. as a side note, sloping ground landings are part of the very basic helicopter handling syllabus, it's mandatory even for PPL level, it's taught right after being able to achieve a somewhat stable hover.

can you set friction on 2 axis? bc lateral friction coeff should be different from fwd-backwd coeff. a heli slides fairly easier fwd-aft vs lateral. i think ground friction should be enough to be able to roll the helicopter on its side with side cyclic input, given enough power. it should really not be possible to slide sideways before rolling over.

that's exactly how it feels IRL when you do a run on landing, we don't lower collective fully to keep from tilting over the nose. how it's right now, it's not realistic at all. when flying a helicopter on skids, you get taught time and time again how dangerous a dynamic roll over can be if you don't mind your cyclic lateral position while resting on the skids as you start pulling power. please give it a go and tell me if you can side flip the OH as it is parametrized right now, before it just starts to slide sideways like a puck in the ring.

can you please add skid friction? it feels like sliding around on ice even on hard concrete apron.

does anybody else feel like the flapping rotor sound at low collective/descending sound exactly like the EC135 after the newest update?

+1, I'm flying there all the time, the admins even reply to bug reports in the chat. Try the 'Gracey’s Village test' server, it's the thing.

I moved to the server 'Gracey's village test' since the other ones went down. Give it a try.

is there anything you need help with to keep the servers up? can contribute even money!

is there anything you need help with to keep the server running?

servers up, yaay

If anybody a fan, now there is an EASA certified simulator for the Mi8-MTV2 platform in Croatia, available to the general public. It can be dry leased or flown with instructor, price is somewhere between 60-90 euros per hour, depends on conditions. https://www.heli-center.com/about/

Servers are up, thanks!!

Is there a chance to set a delay for unloading the helicopter? Case in point, you fly a load of supplies to a hospital, you are loaded 4000kg in the Hip, you come in for landing, you barely touch the pad, weight disappears instantly, you baloon up like crazy. Super work on the server guys, keep it up, many thanks.

This is my favorite server in DCS, spent hours flying the Mi8 around. Would it be possible to randomize wind direction and strength on the Syria map? It's always set to 340, it starts getting a bit repetitive flying the same approaches all the time. Is there a way to program varying wind direction across the map? This would actually be awesome, then you'd need to fly a low recon to get wind direction off a sock or smoke. Anyway, thanks for hosting this server, it's awesome as it is right now. Cheers