unicorndog

This is an experimental mission that allows you to attempt pinnacle landings in the CH-47F. The mission has new scripts that give guidance for the tail ramp while piloting the helicopter. There is a tutorial, a training zone consisting of various structures to train on and several mountain landings to attempt. Please note: Requires Civil Assets v1.95 (https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3302094/) File and source https://github.com/unicorndog1/DCS-Pinnacle/releases/tag/release Comments/bug reports/etc. welcome here, on Github or in the discord in the misson description

I agree it's not great and needs to be changed. If you want something that works for the time being, you can edit the texture file in C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\CH-47F\Cockpit\IndicationTextures\Indication-MFD-CH-47F-2.tga (free Paint.net works if you don't have anything else). Delete the offending boxes (most in the upper right corner). Example file below if you want to try It's not pretty but its readable in VR. The clutter doesn't bother me enough but happy to help if you want to mod it. Indication-MFD-CH-47F-2.tga

Is there a function that returns the height of the surface (land,building, whatever) for a given point? land.getHeight gets the elevation of the surface, but if there is a building or other object on top of the ground, it does not take that into account. Currently the only way I can figure out how to do it is to have a hidden probe ground object that I spawn on the coordinates (at elevation zero), this spawns it on top of whatever surface is at the coordinate and then I get the height and then remove.

If you use a HOTAS keybind to switch between positions, it seems you'll get stuck in the rear gunner position. For example: Start in pilot position Hit Key '6' You are in rear gunner Hit Key '1' Back in pilot position Now bind the same commands to two non-keyboard buttons (i.e. HOTAS hat) Start in pilot position Hit the new bind for position 6 You are in rear gunner Hit the new bind for position 1 You are still stuck in gunner Hit key '1' Back in pilot position This is only the case for the rear gunner position (ie repeat with side gunner and its fine). Attached a track but dont know how much use it will be : first i cycle with keys, then attempt to use HOTAS. I'm able to cycle between all positions on HOTAS in the Huey. hotasviewtoggle.trk

It definitely happens once the LCT is maxed. I have only vague understanding, mostly from watching that video several times, that the it tilts the rotor heads so you don't have to have such a tilted attitude. Obviously, once its fully extended, it can't support more speed, but I'm not clear on why this should max out the force trim that every other DCS helo (with no LCT) has preventing it from maintaining altitude with a more nose down attitude.

I'm fine using trim in every other DCS 'copter I have - Huey, AH-64D and MI-8 but I cannot seem to trim the Chinook for level flight above 140 knots or so or around >50% throttle. When I'm less than 140, I use the CD REL around the attitude I want and then adjust with trim hat, everything's great. Above 140, I do the same and the aircraft pitches hard in the direction I am trimming - if I'm trimming down, it does a nose dive; trimming up it goes nose high. It will stay in trim at a climb rate of ~1k, this gets worse the more power is added. If I just use my joystick, I can find a position at that speed where I am level with out many micro adjustments, but as soon as I hit CD REL, it pitches. I've about tried everything at this point: instant vs center trim, holding and releasing vs pressing trim when in position, various combination of trim hat and CD REL etc. EA bug or am I not understanding something about the 'copter/flight computer? Thanks for any assistance

I ended up modding this a bit myself. For anyone wondering, the easiest way is to increase the fonts of all MFDs by altering baseFontSize = 36 in C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\GCBase\Cockpit\Scripts\MFD\indicator\MFD_tools_cmn.lua

The new multi-target functionality doesn't work in certain circumstances. In the attached track, I show one: if the target is too close when directing George to attack multiple targets, he will not engage even after the constraints are fulfilled. To reproduce: 1. Approach a series of target at close range 2. PHS search on targets 3. Select two or more targets and ask George to designate 4. George will notify he is out of constraints when the permission granted button depressed 5. Move to a location within constraints and depress permission button 6. George will not engage georgebug.trk