AlphaOneSix

narrow? light? compared to what?

Comparable engines (Ka-50 has a little bit more power) and comparable weights (although the Mi-8 starts lighter when empty and can be heavier at max gross weight).

Heading is where the nose is pointed. Course is the direction the aircraft is actually moving over the ground. In a zero wind condition, the two are typically the same. The stronger the crosswind, the more heading and course will differ. As an example: To fly a north (360 degrees) course at 100 knots with a wind out of the east at 15 knots will require the aircraft to maintain a heading of 009 degrees. Course = 360 degrees, heading = 009 degrees.

This link should download the TSMO (U.S. Army) operator's manual: http://www.pcpilot.hu/item/download/56_4567a77ef48001b3ccba4331f4a6cc77.html If that doesn't work, the manual that most seem to find useful (Americans, anyway) is TM 1-TSMO-Mi-17-10

I am not experiencing this, but I only currently have version 2.1.0 available to me, not 1.5.4. Both the mouse wheel and the RShift+Y and RCtrl+H combos turn the course needle rather swiftly.

The current rate is true to the real thing. Assuming you are talking about the copilot's gyro compass. It really is that slow. Hurts my delicate fingers. Maybe I'm confusing the course and heading. Sorry. Do you mean turning the knob on the instrument to change the desired course bug or the left/right heading adjustment switch on the overhead control panel for the gyro compass?

Wow, that's a horrible, horrible analogy. Especially considering how small the WC on an Mi-8 is (not to mention that a WC and removable cargo doors are mutually exclusive).

The only hydraulic pumps are on the main gearbox. After shutdown, the hydraulic accumulators do hold pressure for a while (a couple of days?), but only enough for a couple of seconds of moving the controls. Our pilots are conditioned to run the controls out at shutdown so that the accumulators are empty, so the mechanics can see the correct hydraulic fluid level in the reservoir, so we almost never have any pressure in the accumulators until the next startup. I could see where others might leave the accumulators charged between flights and thereby have enough pressure to move the controls for a quick check before starting the engines. This sim, however, seems to assume that when doing a cold start, the accumulators are empty until the hydraulic pumps can get pumping.

Indeed, but you can't move the flight controls without hydraulic power, so the rotors have to be turning....

There were rep farming threads whose sole purpose was for people to post and for other people in the thread to rep those posts. If Chit-Chat allowed reputation, nothing would prevent those threads form returning. Even if a mod deletes them, the rep doesn't go away.

Hello.

Only when they are empty. AH-64 can carry a bit more.

I think you're asking if the pilot flying an AH-64 is required to manually maintain the aircraft in trim, to which the answer is yes. Of course, if the aircraft is flying at a constant attitude, heading, and altitude, then the pilot could remove their feet from the pedals for a while.

Apache has a fly-by-wire system for emergencies only, in the event of a "problem" with the direct linkages.

Main and Aux Hydraulic switches are always left on. Other than for testing they should never be turned off. Same goes for the fuel crossfeed switch. Always open unless there is a specific need to close it. I don't remember if the game does this, but in real life, the Governor switches are always left on and never turned off. I think that's all of them. EDIT: Where I work, we also leave all of the overhead circuit breakers on at all times, unless there is an emergency procedure or test that requires them to be turned off.

Roger. I've been coming here since 2008. Took this in 2011...

Well I suppose I should have asked that in a PM. Prior to 2006-ish it was just called Gecko.

You ODA guys (current/former) ever make it out to Maholic?

Gulfstream G-650

The airframe shaking is by design. I think the issue being referred to is that the head position "jumps" every now and then during the shaking.

Somebody is still reading those? I'm impressed.

You can get MacBook Pros with the additional graphics card in addition to the Iris card. For example, you can currently get a 15" MacBook Pro with an AMD Radeon R9 M370X with 2GB GDDR5 memory. Maybe not top of the line but even my MacBook Pro works relatively well with DCS as long as I don't go crazy with the graphics options.

Of course the S-92 you ride in has a much more advanced engine throttle control....you just put the throttle levers in "FLY" and that's it...the pilot has no direct control over the engine RPM.

The grey on the tail is just exhaust soot.