AlphaOneSix

If you're able to run the game in manner that you find enjoyable then it's fine. A Mac is just fine for playing DCS. There are cheaper options out there for the same or better performance but I find that a my MacBook Pro works just fine for me.

When you say block II what do you mean? The A models didn't really do blocks like that. More often they were referred to by engine or fire control computer modification number

While 4-to-1 is nice, I prefer mine 9-to-1. :smilewink:

Yes just like the Ka-50. When you hit the trim button on the collective it turns the altitude channel off and you have to manually re-engage it.

I am fairly confident that the way it works in-game is not quite like in real life. I have intimate knowledge of the Mi-8 trim/autopilot system and I know how much the Russians like to reuse technology among various platforms, so I feel like the Mi-8 and Ka-50 are at least similar in their theory of operation. Also the feel stings on the Mi-8 are pretty stiff so it's not fun pushing through them more than just a little bit.

The standby generator is on the APU, so you have to have the APU running for it to work. You have two generators so the failure of one by itself is not a problem (except that the main and tail rotor de-ice systems only work off of the #1 generator). If both generators fail due to low rotor RPM, the corrective action is to increase your rotor speed or die trying.

Well then glad they finally fixed it!

That's how it's supposed to be? If the view outside is in focus, everything in the cockpit should be out of focus.

I was thinking Hartzell but it's similar to Hamilton Standard.

I guess that depends greatly on your definition of "powerful" and "put into a plane". I'm sure some AC-130 guys would argue that point. ;) EDIT: I'm personally a fan of the 75mm gun mounted in the nose of the B-25G in WW2. It saw quite a bit of action in the Pacific theater.

I am intimately familiar with various models of the Mi-8/17, as well as several other types of helicopters and aircraft. None of those are the Ka-50. Everything I know about the Ka-50 is either public knowledge from somewhere else, data from similar systems (like the engines, as an example), or guessing/extrapolation based on knowledge and experience with other aircraft or systems. I have never sat in a Ka-50, worked on a Ka-50, nor do I have access to any official Ka-50 reference documentation. Anything I say with regard to how the Ka-50 works should be understood in that context.

I think I regret some of those Ka-50 posts I made back in the day.

All my information in this thread is wrong, as it is not applicable to the Mi-8MTV-2. The autopilot requires at least one of the two main AC generators to be operating, or AC external power.

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They are the same. The Russians refer to N1 as “turbokompressor” or tk.

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Depends on what source you’re using. But -50C is too cold to start the engines.

Well it's going to be very subjective. What I think is "light" you may not think is so light. But I think it's very light as long as the trimmer is held in. I rest my arm on my leg and just make most movements with just my wrist. (EDIT: Just to be clear, I am talking about the real helicopter. Although I am not a rated helicopter pilot, I have many hours flying the Mi-8/17)

Yep those forces are shown clearly in the manuals, but I don't have them in front of me. And remember those are only there if you don't press the trimmer button. They might be in the flight controls powerpoint that I did, but I don't remember.

As mentioned above, due to the hydraulics, the only control forces are those required to moved 12 feet of control tubes. So not much.

I type slow. :D

For the MI-8, switching the tail rotor from the right side to the left side increased its efficiency. It's all the exact same parts, they just flipped the gearbox around 180 degrees starting with the Mi-8MT, the same version that also got the TV3-117 engines instead of the older TV2-117 engines. Previously, the tail rotor rotated "with" the airflow from the main rotor, and when flipped, it rotates "against" the airflow from the main rotor, which increased its efficiency. Basically the same thing happened with the Huey. EDIT: Should have said effectiveness instead of efficiency, but probably both reasons really.