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but the inverted y-axis is a major headache: pulling the stick back makes the camera move up, and vice versa, opposite to the TDC in the A-10C and all other systems, and I would assume opposite to the joystick logic on the video console type control in a real Gazelle:(

super:thumbup:

Great to hear that improvements are coming to Nevada:thumbup:

Sorry if this has been asked before. Is it possible (out-of-the-box without any software and hardware trickery) to hook up a second usb (small, cheap, compact) joystick and assign it to control the viviane sight? Don't have a second joystick, otherwise I'd try it out myself now. If yes, can anyone recommend small, cheap, compact joystick that can be ordered on line?

Does the real Gazelle have such an indicator light? (or does it even have the auto-hover and auto-turn functions?) Or are those things included merely for gameplay until multicrew is available?

me want Gazelle

count me in, when what time?

changelog is out, no mention of the DLC texture map:cry:

Yes, finally a new campaign for NTTR (rather than the Caucasus map), can't wait.

I've seen many posts about the forward motion upon take off when the Gazelle is light on the skids. More generally, I found (not sure if it's been reported before or not) that the Gazelle handles very badly when close to ground. If one lands on terrain (not the tarmac), the Gazelle easily flips over (even nose first) if there is a little bit of wind or uneven terrain, or even the slightest ground speed.

I have a question about the NTTR map. It is in alpha state, implying it is not feature complete. But ever since its debut I don't recall it to have received any additional features until now, right (or did I overlook them?). I mean features like additional airfields, buildings, fleshed out textures, ATC, graphical effects. If we are only bug hunting shouldn't it be called beta? Just want to get the latest info on NTTR status.

How can South England not be included??? Where are the blue airfields located then? Would be a real shame not to be able to fight across the channel:cry:

Where are the degrees trim displayed in the cockpit?

Does the release of the new 1000 series mean that I will soon be able to get a 980 Ti at a much lower price than now? When can I expect that price drop to happen? How much of a drop?

It was mentioned by John in another thread that using the IR mode of the camera makes the ground stabilization and auto turn feature much more reliable. Haven't tested it myself yet.

Helicopter War Caucasus The Helicopter War mission has been updated to include the SA-342M Gazelle. Use it in the light attack role engaging enemy truck and mechanized convoys, for CAS or for troop insertion/extraction and CSAR. Download here. Enjoy!

Helicopter War Nevada The Helicopter War Nevada mission has been updated to include the SA-342M Gazelle. Use it in the light attack role engaging enemy truck and mechanized convoys, for CAS or for troop insertion/extraction and CSAR. Download here. Enjoy!

John, Great video on the auto pilot. One thing I couldn't figure out is the auto-turn-to-target functionality. You speak of a heading sync button. Can't find such a button in the controls menu. Can you explain in more detail what this button is, and how to exactly turn on the auto-turn-to-target function (can it be done from an auto hover, how do you ground stabilize the camera?) Thanks!

Not only do I want the central position mode, but I suggest to do it like in the Huey: if central position mode is ticket, the pilot must return the stick to neutral before any more control inputs are accepted, or if it is not ticked (and no FFB), then the pilot is given a certain amount of time to center the stick (maybe 1s) before new control inputs are accepted by the sim. The latter mode (my preferred mode) has the advantage that the controls don't freeze if the pilot doesn't return the stick to exact center.

Hi Sryan, Thanks for the explanation. I agree with you that the speed will change forcing the heli into a new attitude. Now we are ready to get to my real point. They need to implement the raw trimmer just as for the Huey and Mi-8 (which are also low tech). The pilot trims, then the sim ignores the stick position until then pilot had time to recenter the stick (for non-FFB users). As it is now, the pilot trims, the trim position and stick position add up, the helicopter gets wildly out of control, and by the time it has settled down the flight parameters have changed so much thatit has nothing to do with the trim input any more (and trim has become useless). That's the main point I am trying to make (here and in other threads).

bump. Has anyone figured out how to hold radar altitude using the AP altitude mode. Holding barometric altitude is not much use when flying in any terrain where the ground altitude changes. In a helicopter you want to fly low and fast. Is there a mode to hold radar altitude?:helpsmilie:

Hi Syrian, Thanks for the explanations, they have cleared things up a little for me. To illustrate the problem I have with raw trim I attached an example track. Close to the end of the track I attempt to trim 15 degrees nose down. After a period of wild oscillations the ship ends up being nearly on a level flight, rather than 15 down. What am I doing wrong? Thanks, Wolle attempt to trim nose down.trk

The problem is that it will stabilize itself even when the AP is turned off! I fail to notice any difference between flying with it or with the AP turned off. In both cases it will right itself as soon as you let go off the stick. This seems to imply that this is a property of the Gazelle aerodynamics itself, or there is a bug that the AP is always on, even though the switch says it's off.

Thanks for the video, great video, but I am not sure I completely figured out what the correct "helicopter mode" trimming method is (or what you used). Is it to hold down the T button, move the cyclic into the desired position, then release the T button. I am asking because the "helicopter mode" trimming just hasn't worked for me in the Gazelle so far. The way I've been doing it is the move the cyclic into the desired position, then momentarily depressing the T key. For example I start off in level flight, move my cyclic into a 10 degree down attitude, then momentarilypress T, then release the stick back to center. But the chopper will not maintain a 10 degree nose down attitude but go back to level flight. Another thing I noticed that when I momentarily press T then the hat trim will not work any more, if I press T momentarily again, the hat trim works again, another T press hat doesn't work, and so on? I just don't seem to be able to fidure the "helicopter trim" mode out in the Gazelle:helpsmilie:

I also don't notice any different between SAS on/off. Maybe the SAS has not yet been implemented (all that flipping the on switch does atm is to bring the control indicators from a fully deflected to a zero deflection position, but it remains at zero deflection no matter how you move, IIRC). It seems to me that SAS is not yet implemented., and I think once this is implemented it might go a long way towards making this chopper controllable...